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The Great War

The Great War. World War I “The War to End all Wars”. The Powder Keg. Militarism Alliances Imperialism/ Industrialization Nationalism. Militarism. ALLIANCES. The Triple Alliance. The Three Emperors’ League (1872) The Russo-Turkish War The Dual Alliance The Triple Alliance

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The Great War

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  1. The Great War World War I “The War to End all Wars”

  2. The Powder Keg • Militarism • Alliances • Imperialism/ Industrialization • Nationalism

  3. Militarism

  4. ALLIANCES

  5. The Triple Alliance • The Three Emperors’ League (1872) • The Russo-Turkish War • The Dual Alliance • The Triple Alliance • The Reinsurance Treaty(1887)

  6. The Triple Entente • The Franco-Russian Alliance (1894) • Deterioration of Anglo-German Relations • The Anglo-French Entente (1904) • The Anglo-Russian Entente (1907) • The Triple Entente

  7. IMPERIALISM The First Moroccan Crisis - 1905 Bosnia-Herzegovina

  8. INDUSTRIALIZATION

  9. NATIONALISM • Great Britain • Germany • Austria • Russia • Italy • France The Great Powers

  10. INTERNATIONAL ANARCHY

  11. WHAT LIT THE POWDER KEG? • Sarajevo, Bosnia – June 28, 1914

  12. THE SPARK Gavrilo Princip

  13. Funeral of Archduke Ferdinand

  14. The Schlieffen Plan • Ready Since 1905 • Response to possibility of a two front war • France on the West • Russia on the East • Paris in Six Weeks • March Against Russia

  15. THE WAR EXPANDS • July 28, 1914 – Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia • July 30, 1914 – Russia prepared to defend Serbia • August 1, 1914 – Germany declares war on Russia

  16. THE WAR EXPANDS • August 3, 1914 – Germany declared war on France • August 3, 1914 – Germany invaded neutral Belgium • August 4, 1914 – British declared war on Germany

  17. STALEMATE!!! Trench Warfare

  18. NO MAN’S LAND

  19. No Man's Land Flanders Field France -1919

  20. Trench Foot

  21. TOTAL WAR

  22. British Propaganda

  23. French Propaganda

  24. German Propaganda

  25. U-Boat as Prey

  26. U-Boat as Preditor

  27. Inside a German U-Boat

  28. In 2 years this 1 U-Boat sank 32 ships of a total of 119,411 tons.

  29. The Lusitania

  30. The Lusitania was sunk: • May 7, 1915 • 18 minutes • 1,195 lives – 123 were American

  31. Lusitania’s Funnels: A couple of passengers were sucked into the funnels as the ship sunk. When sea water hit the boilers it caused an explosion and the people were shot out and survived.

  32. Life Boats: • Only 6 stayed afloat – despite the fact that there were more than enough to fit all passengers

  33. Lusitania – Warning

  34. Propaganda The Lusitania’s sinking solidified that IF the US joined the war it would be on the side of the Allies.

  35. The Zimmermann Telegram

  36. Why does this ultimately bring the US into the War?

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