Overview of World War 1 1914-1918

1. Overview of World War 11914-1918 Mackenzie Deguch Hannah Deitchley Alicia Porile Kinsey Whitt

2. Beginnings • June 28, 1914, Serbian fanatic, Gavrilo Princip, assassinated Archduke Franz-Ferdinand of Austria. • Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany supports Austria in punishing the Serbs.

3. Beginnings • Stage set or Russia, backing Serbia, and her allies France and Britain, to go to war in 1914

4. Overview of the War • World War 1 was also known as the Great War. • There were two sides of the war: • Allies: Russia, Britain, and France • Central Powers: Austria, Germany, and Hungary.

5. America enters the War • The United States enters the war in 1917 under President Woodrow Wilson • Woodrow Wilson called on Americans to “Make the world safefor democracy.”

6. Technology • New military technology: trench warfare, use of gas, use of heavy artillery. • First major trench line was finished in 1914. • At least 12,000 miles of trenches when the war ended.

8. Types of Trenches • Allies used four types of trenches: • Front Line trench - 50 yards to one mile from the German’s front trench: attack trench • Support Trench - several hundred yards behind the front line trench: men and supplies

9. Types of Trenches • Reserved Trenches - several hundred yards behind the Support Trenches: had men and supplies for backup. • Communication Trenches - connected other trenches: messages

10. The War Ends • War lasted 1,500 days, about four years. • Official armistice called on November 11, 1918 • 9 million people dead. • Four empires collapsed.

11. ALLIED VICTORY!!