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The Causes and Consequences of World War I: An In-Depth Analysis

This presentation explores the complex causes of World War I, including the alliance systems, militarism, economic rivalries, and aggressive nationalism. Key figures and events leading to the conflict, such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Schlieffen Plan, are discussed. The war's grim realities, including trench warfare and significant battles like Verdun and the Somme, are highlighted, along with the contributions of various nations and colonies. The industrial innovations and shifts in warfare technology are also examined, illustrating the war's transformative impact on the world.

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The Causes and Consequences of World War I: An In-Depth Analysis

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  1. 1914-1918:The Worldat War By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley H. S.Chappaqua, NY

  2. Causesof theWar

  3. 1. The Alliance System Triple Entente: Triple Alliance:

  4. Two Armed Camps! Allied Powers: Central Powers:

  5. The Major Players: 1914-17 Allied Powers: Central Powers: Nicholas II [Rus] Wilhelm II [Ger] George V [Br] Victor Emmanuel II [It] Enver Pasha[Turkey] Pres. Poincare [Fr] Franz Josef [A-H]

  6. Europe in 1914

  7. 2. Militarism & Arms Race Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s.

  8. 3. Economic & Imperial Rivalries

  9. 4. Aggressive Nationalism

  10. Pan-Slavism: The Balkans, 1914 The“Powder Keg”of Europe

  11. The“Spark”

  12. Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

  13. The Assassination: Sarajevo

  14. The Assassin: GavriloPrincip

  15. Who’s To Blame?

  16. The Schlieffen Plan

  17. Womenand theWarEffort

  18. Financing the War

  19. For Recruitment

  20. Red Cross Nurses

  21. The Western Front: A “War of Attrition”

  22. A Multi-Front War

  23. The Western Front

  24. Trench Warfare

  25. Trench Warfare “No Man’s Land”

  26. Verdun – February, 1916 • German offensive. • Each side had 500,000 casualties.

  27. The Somme – July, 1916 • 60,000 British soldiers killed in one day. • Over 1,000,000 killed in 5 months.

  28. War IsHELL !!

  29. Sacrifices in War

  30. Krupp’s “Big Bertha” Gun

  31. TheEasternFront

  32. The Gallipoli Disaster, 1915

  33. Turkish Cavalry in Palestine

  34. T. E. Lawrence & the “Arab Revolt”, 1916-18

  35. T. E. Lawrence & Prince Faisal at Versailles, 1918-19

  36. The Tsar with General Brusilov

  37. The“Colonial”Fronts

  38. Sikh British Soldiers in India

  39. Fighting in Africa Black Soldiers in the German Schutztruppen[German E. Africa] British Sikh Mountain Gunners

  40. Fighting in Africa 3rd British Battalion, Nigerian Brigade

  41. Fighting in Salonika, Greece French colonial marine infantry fromCochin, China - 1916

  42. AmericaJoinstheAllies

  43. The Sinking of the Lusitania

  44. The Zimmerman Telegram

  45. The YanksAre Coming!

  46. Americans in the Trenches

  47. The War of theIndustrial Revolution:NewTechnology

  48. French Renault Tank

  49. British Tank at Ypres

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