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1914-1918: The World at War. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer, Horace Greeley H. S. in Chappaqua, NY Modified by Mrs. Kroll. Causes of the War. Extreme Nationalism. Extreme Nationalism. Extreme Nationalism. Hark! hark! the dogs do bark! The beggars are coming to town
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1914-1918:The Worldat War By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer, Horace Greeley H. S. in Chappaqua, NY Modified by Mrs. Kroll
Extreme Nationalism Hark! hark! the dogs do bark! The beggars are coming to town Some in rags and some in jags; And one in a velvet gown
Militarism (Arms Race) Total Defense Expenditures for ALL the Great Powers:
Secret Alliances Triple Entente: Triple Alliance:
Secret Alliances Allied Powers: Central Powers:
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]
The Balkans, 1914 The“Powder Keg”of Europe
The Assassin: GavriloPrincip
Trench Warfare “No Man’s Land”
Verdun – February, 1916 • German offensive. • Each side had 500,000 casualties.
The Somme – July, 1916 60,000 British soldiers killed in one day. Over 1,000,000 killed in 5 months.
The Airplane “Squadron Over the Brenta”Max Edler von Poosch, 1917
FlameThrowers GrenadeLaunchers
Poison Gas Machine Gun