WWI

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WWI

• The Short VersionWho, What, When, Where, Why

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Factors that caused WWI

• WWI was caused by the combination of 4 major
  factors. 1.Imperialism, 2.Militarism,
  3.Nationalism, 4.Alliances
• 1. Imperialism- Belief in building an empire
  when stronger nations conquer weaker nations
• During the 1800s Great Britain, Germany, France
  competed for control Africa, Asia causing tension
  over border conflicts
• Austria-Hungary and Russia competed for control
  of Eastern Europe

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Factors Continued

• 2. Militarism- Belief in Building a large
  powerful Army and Navy.
• The Nations of Germany, Russia, France and Great
  Britain competed to see how who could the best
  military
• Along with militarism came the invention of new
  military technology such as Machine Gun,
  Submarines, Powerful Artillery cannons,
  Zeppelin's, and Chemical Warfare
• 3. Nationalism- Belief in having pride and total
  devotion to ones nation. Belief that your nation
  is the best
• Similar to the word Patriotism
• Nationalism caused rivalries between Nations like
  France/Germany and Austria/Serbia to explode into
  war

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Weapons of World War one
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WWI Factors continued

• 4. Alliances- Teaming up with other nations to
  become more powerful or for protection.
• Triple Alliance- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
• Triple Entente- Great Britain, France, Russia
• Most people thought that Alliances would Keep
  the peace in Europe because each nation would be
  afraid of attacking
• In reality these alliance will take a small
  conflict and turn it into a worldwide conflict.

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Important people of WWI

• Kaiser Wilhelm II- Emperor of Germany
• Franz Joseph- Emperor of Austria-Hungary
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand- Prince of A-H
• The assassination of Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian
  terrorist eventually sparked the outbreak of WWI
• Czar Nicholas II- Emperor of Russia, Cousin of
  Kaiser Wilhelm.

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The Dominos Start Falling

• The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungry is
  Assassinated by a Serbian Terrorist
• Austria-Hungry retaliates and declares war on
  Serbia
• Russia sends troops to help, their little Bro
  Serbia.
• Germany is forced by their alliance with A-H to
  declare war against Russia.
• Kaiser Wilhelm II Urges his cousin Czar Nick II
  to try and work out the problem with Austria
• Meanwhile the Kaiser has also given a Blank
  Check (WHAT EVER YOU DO WE WILL SUPPORT YOU)
  to its Triple alliance buddy Austria
• Germany knew France was going to come to the aid
  of Russia because of its participation in triple
  entente

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Europe Takes Sides

• The European Countries Taker their sides.
• Germany and Austria-Hungry become Known as the
  Central Powers, along with Bulgaria and Ottoman
  Empire.
• Italy Drops out of the Triple Alliance because
  they considered it a defensive alliance and they
  considered Germany and A-H the aggressors

Triple Alliance GermanyAustria-HungryItaly
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Europe Takes Sides
Triple Entente Great BritainRussia France

• All the members of the triple entente became
  known as the Allied Powers or the Allies
• Other Countries that Joined the Allied Powers
  including Japan and Belgium later the USA
• Italy Flip-flops and Joins the Allies later in
  the war after they realize that they could steal
  some land from Austria-Hungary
• Soldiers from British Colonies such as India and
  South Africa fought in Europe along side their
  European Overlords, making it truly a world war

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WWI Facts

• At the Beginning of the War, young soldiers were
  excited to go to battle. Many of them
  volunteering for the war.
• The War started in July of 1914 and some thought
  that it would be over by Xmas, But will last more
  than 4 years til Nov. 1918
• WWI was originally called The Great War and
  The War to end all Wars

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New Styles of War

• Military tactics in the early part of World War I
  failed to keep pace with advances in military
  technology. Causing the War to slow down, into a
  new style of war called trench warfare
• These new technologies allowed the construction
  of formidable defenses, Barbed wire was a
  significant hindrance to massed infantry
  advances coupled with machine gun, made crossing
  open No Mans Land a nightmarish prospect

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France 8.4 Million Troops
Great Brit 8.9 Million Trps
Russia 12 million Troops
Italy 5 Million troops
America 4.7 Million troops
Germany 11 million Trps Austria-H 7.8
MillionOttoman Empire 3 million