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World War I 1914 to 1918

World War I 1914 to 1918. Central Powers vs. Alliance. Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria. Allies Serbia Great Britain France Russia (1917) out U.S. (1917) in. World War I 1914 to 1918. Western and Eastern Front.

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World War I 1914 to 1918

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  1. World War I1914 to 1918 Central Powers vs. Alliance

  2. Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Allies Serbia Great Britain France Russia (1917) out U.S. (1917) in World War I1914 to 1918

  3. Western and Eastern Front

  4. Causes for U.S. involvement • Sinking of the Lusitania: a British ship that sailed from Great Britain to New York…this ship was sunk by Germany. In the ship were close to 200 American civilians. This upset the U.S. government because at the time the U.S. was neutral. • Zimmerman Note (telegram): a telegram sent from Germany to Mexico inviting Mexico to join Germany…if the Central Powers would win, Germany promised to get Texas, New Mexico and Arizona back to Mexico.

  5. Lusitania

  6. Woodrow Wilson

  7. During the War of 1812, Samuel Wilson was a businessman from Troy, NY that supplied the U.S. Army with beef in barrels. The barrels were labeled "U.S." When asked what the initials stood for, one of Wilson's workers said it stood for Uncle Sam Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from "Uncle Sam" led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the Federal Government and association stuck. In 1961, Congress passed a resolution that recognized Samuel Wilson as the inspiration for the symbol Uncle Sam.

  8. WWI Propaganda

  9. WWI Propaganda

  10. Propaganda

  11. Dogfights: Flying Aces

  12. Red Cross WWI Canines

  13. In Preparation for gas attacks

  14. Mustard Gas Effects

  15. Dogfights

  16. The Romanovs: The last reigning king of Russia

  17. Rasputin

  18. Russia becomes Communist! 1917 • Lenin had the Czar (king) shot, along with all of his family. Nicolas II (Romanov) • Russia’s name is changed to: U.S.S.R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republic) • Russia remained a communist nation up until 1989…

  19. Lenin: Russian Revolution…He was the founder of Communism in Russia…led Bolshevik Revolution

  20. Treaty of Versailles ended WWI

  21. Treaty of Versailles: 1919 • Placed all blame on Germany • Severely punished Germany (had to pay billions in war reparations) • Germany forced to de-militarize completely • Germany was humiliated worldwide • Hitler (a soldier during this war) vows to take revenge… • Unfortunately…no country “checked up” on Germany on these sanctions..

  22. League of Nations Woodrow Wilson firmly believed in this international organization however he did not receive support from Congress to join the league….the league failed and thus twenty years later the world was to see a second world war.

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