WWI

1. WWI 1914

2. Causes of WWI • Militarism- nations engage in a massive military buildup • to protect overseas colonies • anxious to use military might • Alliances- protect themselves from opposing forces • Triple Alliance- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy • Triple Entente- Great Britain, France, Russia

3. Imperialism- rival empires seek to keep power • strive to keep power in colonies • rivalries very intense • Nationalism- loyalty and devotion to culture/country • newly unified countries had strong sense of nationalism, Germany, Serbia, Italy

4. travels to Serbian city of Sarajevo to visit Gavrilo Princep shoots, kills Franz and his wife Princep is identified as a Serb Archduke Franz Ferdinand

5. String of Events • After the assignation of Ferdinand European countries declare war • Princip is identified as a Serb • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia • Russia, large Slavic population, declares to help Serbia if Austria-Hungary attacks • Germany part of the Triple Alliance declares war on Russia and their ally France • Germany invades Belgium- a neutral country- • as result Britain declares war on Germany

6. Good Guys Allied Powers Great Britain France Russia Serbia Bad Guys Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Tale of two sides

7. Early Battles of WWI • Germany- war on two fronts • France to west • Russia to east • Schlieffen Plan • Quick defeat of France in east and then fight Russia to east • 1914 Battle of the Frontiers • Germany fights French and British • both suffer heavy losses results in German victory

8. Early Battles of WWI • while Germany fights FR. and GB on the west Russia attacks Germany from east • Battle of Tannenberg, Germany crushed Russian invaders • it did distract the advance in France • allowed Allied forces to regroup and attack • Germans retreat to the Aisne River, dig in • make a series of elaborate trenches • fend of the Allied Forces and a stalemate begins • becomes called the Western Front

9. Germans retreat to the Aisne River, dig in make a series of elaborate trenches fend of the Allied Forces and a stalemate begins becomes called the Western Front Trench Warfare Begins

10. Quiz 1. Which of the following is not a cause of WWI? a. nationalism c. alliances b. socialism d. militarism 2. Gavril Princep’s assination of Archduke Ferdinand was so offensive to Austria-Hungary because a. Princep did it in broad daylight. b. he was a Serb. c. because he used a gun. d. there were other people watching. 3. When Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, which country with a large Slavic population comes to the rescue? a. Germany b. France c. Russia d. Belgium

11. 4. Great Britain declares war on Germany due to a. the vast amount of countries already involved. b. the Triple Alliance. c. the invasion of neutral Belgium. d. the geography of Europe. 5. Due to Germany’s location in Europe, it would have a. to travel west to fight Russia. b. to travel a very long distance to fight Russia. c. a good sea port to use in the invasion of Great Britain. d. to fight a war on two fronts. 6. The Schlieffen Plan called for Germany a. to declare war on Russian if they helped Serbia. b. to fend of invading forces in trench warfare until the end of the war. c. to quickly defeat France in the west then turn to Russia in the east. d. surrender if Great Britain entered the war against them.

12. 7. In 1914 a series of clashes called the Battle of the Frontiers a. the Allied Powers defeated the Central Powers. b. both sides suffered heavy casualties and ended in a stalemate. c. Germans defeated Great Britain and France despite heavy losses. d. the Russians were forced to retreat to Poland. 8. The Russian attack on Germany in the east was important, a. because they resulted in Serbian surrender. b. they were successful in stopping Germany’s westward advance. c. because they were the deciding factor for Great Britain’s entry into the war d. although a failure it allowed Allied forces to regroup in the west. 9. Trench warfare began when a. the Germans retreated to the river Aisne and dug in. b. when the French set up a line of defense that the Germans couldn’t breech. c. both A and B d. both sides supply lines became stretched too far.