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The World at War - WWI: 1914-1918. Causes of the War. 1 . Militarism & Arms Race. Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s (pounds). 2. The Alliance System. Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary. Triple Entente :. Triple Alliance :.
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1. Militarism & Arms Race Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s (pounds).
2. The Alliance System Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary Triple Entente: Triple Alliance: Britain, France and Russia
Two Armed Camps! Allied Powers: Central Powers:
Pan-Slavism: The Balkans, 1914 The“Powder Keg”of Europe • Brinkmanship – the practice of threatening to go to war to achieve one’s goals • Conscription – a military draft • Mobilization – the process of assembling and making both troops and supplies ready for war.
The Assassin: GavriloPrincip
Spies • “Mata Hari” • Real Name:MargarethaGertruideZelle • German Spy!
Governments Increase Powers • In order to ensure that enough was produced for the war, governments increased their powers, even taking over industries • Free speech was curtailed to prevent dissention that could harm war effort • Used propaganda to sway public opinion
German Atrocities in Belgium Britain Joins the War
Recruits of the Central Powers A German Soldier Says Farewell to His Mother Austro-Hungarians
A 2 War Front War*Germany had to fight from both the East (Russia) & West (France)
The Western Front Trench Warfare – fighting from ditches, protected by barbed wire, led to stalemate War of attrition – a war based on wearing the other side down by constant attack and heavy losses.
Trench Warfare “No Man’s Land” = the area of land between your trench and the enemy trench
Russia Drops Out Russia experienced a revolution in 1917 and quits the war, signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Middle East Other than Europe, the Middle East saw the biggest battles as the Ottomans (Turks) fought Britain, Russia, and France
The Middle East – A Dual Promise Balfour Declaration • Jews promised a homeland in Palestine if they helped the Allies fight Hussein-McMahon Correspondence • G.B. promised the land of Palestine to Arabs if they helped fight the Ottomans
T. E. Lawrence & Prince Faisal at Versailles, 1918-19 Arabs Left Out at Versailles
Fighting in Africa Black Soldiers in the German Schutztruppen[German E. Africa] British Sikh Mountain Gunners