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The Great War: Differing Viewpoints and Global Impact

Explore the complex causes and major players of WWI, from alliances and militarism to nationalism and propaganda. Discover the key events, like the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and the role of women in the war effort. Witness the stark realities of trench warfare on the Western Front and the global ramifications of the conflict as nations mobilized and economies shifted. Uncover the diverse perspectives and impacts of this pivotal moment in history.

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The Great War: Differing Viewpoints and Global Impact

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  1. 1914-1918:The GreatWar

  2. Differing Viewpoints • “Family Feud” • “Fall of the Eagles” • “The War to End All Wars” • “The War to ‘Make the World Safe for Democracy’”

  3. Causesof theWar

  4. 1. The Alliance System Triple Entente: Triple Alliance: Great Britain Germany Austria-Hungary France Russia Italy

  5. Two Armed Camps! Allied Powers: Central Powers: Great Britain France Russia Germany Austria- Hungary Ottoman Empire Italy

  6. 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]

  7. Europe in 1914

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

  9. 3. Economic & Imperial Rivalries

  10. 4. Aggressive Nationalism

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

  12. The“Spark”

  13. Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

  14. The Assassination: Sarajevo

  15. The Assassin: GavriloPrincip

  16. Who’s To Blame?

  17. The Schlieffen Plan Plan for attacking France in the west and then rushing to attack Russia in the east

  18. German Atrocities in Belgium

  19. Mobilization • Home by Christmas! • No major war in 50 years! • Nationalism!

  20. Recruitment Posters

  21. A Young Australian Recruit

  22. Recruits of the Central Powers A German Soldier Says Farewell to His Mother Austro-Hungarians

  23. New French Recruits

  24. A German Boy Pretends to Be a Soldier

  25. Womenand theWarEffort

  26. Financing the War

  27. For Recruitment

  28. Munitions Workers

  29. French Women Factory Workers

  30. German Women Factory Workers

  31. Working in the Fields

  32. A Woman Ambulance Driver

  33. Red Cross Nurses

  34. Women in the Army Auxiliary

  35. Russian Women Soldiers

  36. Spies • “Mata Hari” • Real Name: Margareetha Geertruide Zelle • German Spy!

  37. Posters:Wartime Propaganda

  38. Australian Poster

  39. American Poster

  40. Financing the War

  41. German Poster Think of Your Children!

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

  43. A Multi-Front War

  44. The Western Front

  45. Trench Warfare

  46. Trench Warfare “No Man’s Land”

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