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The Great War: Causes, Major Players, and the Impact of World War I (1914-1918)

Explore the complex causes of World War I, including economic rivalries, aggressive nationalism, and the intricate alliances between the Allied and Central Powers. Delve into the major actors such as Nicholas II, Wilhelm II, and George V, and analyze key events like the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which ignited the conflict. Experience life on the Western Front with trench warfare, innovations in military technology, and the staggering human cost—over 9 million lives lost. This multifaceted overview of 1914-1918 offers insights into a transformative era in history.

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The Great War: Causes, Major Players, and the Impact of World War I (1914-1918)

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  1. 1914-1918:The Worldat War

  2. Causesof theWar

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

  4. 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]

  5. Europe in 1914

  6. 3. Economic & Imperial Rivalries

  7. 4. Aggressive Nationalism

  8. The“Spark”

  9. Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

  10. The Assassination: Sarajevo

  11. The Assassin: GavriloPrincip

  12. Who’s To Blame?

  13. Recruitment Posters

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

  15. A Multi-Front War

  16. The Western Front

  17. Trench Warfare

  18. Trench Warfare “No Man’s Land”

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

  20. Krupp’s “Big Bertha” Gun

  21. The War of theIndustrial Revolution:NewTechnology

  22. French Renault Tank

  23. British Tank at Ypres

  24. U-Boats

  25. Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats

  26. The Airplane “Squadron Over the Brenta”Max Edler von Poosch, 1917

  27. The Flying Aces of World War I FrancescoBarraco, It. Eddie “Mick”Mannoch, Br. Eddie Rickenbacher, US Manfred vonRichtoffen, Ger.[The “RedBaron”] Rene PaukFonck, Fr. Willy Coppens deHolthust, Belg.

  28. Curtis-Martin U. S. Aircraft Plant

  29. The Zeppelin

  30. FlameThrowers GrenadeLaunchers

  31. Poison Gas Machine Gun

  32. 11 a.m., November 11, 1918

  33. 9,000,000Dead

  34. The Somme American Cemetary, France 116,516 Americans Died

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