The First Great
War
Justin Sharp
An Analysis of World War I
Western Civilizations
Grade 12
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Introduction
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World War I, known as the first Great War in Europe, brings
about consequences that recreated the globe that lead to
consequences that are still in motion today. We will not only
provide the facts, figures, and characters of the war, but also
determine the lasting impacts of the Great War.
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Sections: (Click Corresponding Buttons to Start Lesson)
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Section 1 – Initial Stages
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Section 2 – The Great War
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Military strategies, stalemate, battles, victory
Section 3 – Post War Aftermath
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German Unification, Archduke Ferdinand
Treaty of Versailles, German suffering
Section 4 - Quiz
Setting the Stage for War
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Germany unifies 1871
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As a new nation, creates
secret alliances with
other nations to secure
safeguard in times of
war
Assassination of Archduke
Ferdinand
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Sarajevo, Bosnia and
Herzegovina
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Murderer: Gavrilo
Princip
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As war is declared,
nation after nation
become engulfed in war
effort.
Aftermath of Assassination
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10 Point Ultimatum
between Austria-Hungry
and Serbia
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Serbia refuses, Austria
responds
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Sets in motion numerous
alliances for wartime
Who Becomes Involved?
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Don’t forget
America in 1917!
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German Offensive
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Schlieffen Plan
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1/8 Germany Army to
Eastern Front
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Remainder (In France)
rushes to France with a
45 day window
Many thought the war
would be over by
Christmas
Battle of the Frontiers
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August – September ‘14
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Belgium-France border
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First line of defense for
Belgium and France
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France retreats to buy
time, Belgians hold off
Germany
Battle of the Marne
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September ’14
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Victory for the Allied
powers
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Sets the stage of a
stalemate: four long
years of trench warfare
Battle of Verdun
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February – December ’16
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Battle of Attrition
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France rotates troops
over time to keep them
fresh, the same tired
Germans stay for months
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Fortress Complex to
benefit the French
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Nearly a million
casualties
Battle of the Somme
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July – November ‘16
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First use of mechanized
war
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Trenches, Tanks,
Airplanes
Over one million people
killed during battle
Trench Warfare
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Trench warfare is not
a product of World
War I
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Used in many wars
before it: i.e.
Ancient Rome
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No Man’s Land
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Henry Burr – The
Rose of No Man’s
Land – Click on the
Audio Icon to play
the song!
What was it really like?
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Men buried in shallow
graves
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Lack of proper sanitary
procedures
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Rats, Frogs, Lice
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Trench Fever and Trench
Foot
America Comes to Europe
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Submarine warfare
becomes common in
Atlantic ocean
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Attacking merchant
ships
German submarine sinks
Lusitania
America Aids Europe
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European requests:
Ammunition, Money, and
Men
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America conscripts 3-4
million men in a single
year
Decline of War
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1918
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German offensive begins
to slow
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Last 100 Days
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Armistice – November
11th, 1918
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Casualties
What the Battlegrounds look
like Today
Peace Talks
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Peace talks start in
January 1919
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Europe wants to punish
Germany
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Wilson pushes to ease
punishment
Treaty of Versailles
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Harsh punishment for
Germany
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Military disbanded
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War blame is placed on
Germany (Article 231)
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Millions of dollars in war
reparations
Treaty of Versailles Continued
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One “positive” note:
self-determination
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If you want your own
country, you can have it
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Not everyone receives
this privilege
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Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Redrawn Map of Europe
Impacts
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Who is really to blame
for World War I?
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What new technological
advancements came into
the battlefield?
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Does World War I play a
keystone in the events
leading to World War II?
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Quiz
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Question #1
Which key political
figure’s assassination
sparked the First World
War?
1.
Gavrilo Princip
2.
Archduke Ferdinand
3.
Kaiser Willhelm
Gavrilo Princip – Sorry, try
again!
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Princip was the key figure
in the assassination of the
key political figure, but
he was not the one
assassinated.
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Side note: What led to
the assassination of the
key political figure was
that his driver made a
wrong turn into a side
alley where Princip seized
the opportunity to kill
him.
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try again!
Archduke Ferdinand –
Correct, good job!
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Ferdinand was the
Archduke of Austria as
well as the Royal Prince
of Hungary and Bohemia
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His assassination in
Sarajevo sparked the
war between AustriaHungary and Serbia that
led to total World War
Kaiser Willhelm – Sorry, try
again!
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Willhelm II of Germany
was the last German
emperor and King of
Prussia, lived between
1859 and 1941. Although
he was a key political
and military figure for
Germany in World War I,
he was not assassinated.
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and try again!
Quiz
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Question #2
Which battle included a
fortress complex in
benefit of the French; was
considered a battle of
attrition between freshly
rotated French troops and
exhausted Germans?
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Battle of the Somme
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Battle of the Marne
3.
Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Somme – Sorry,
try again!
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July – November ‘16
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First use of mechanized
war
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Trenches, Tanks,
Airplanes
Over one million people
killed during battle
Battle of the Marne – Sorry,
try again!
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September ’14
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Victory for the Allied
powers
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Sets the stage of a
stalemate: four long
years of trench warfare
Battle of Verdun – Correct,
good job!
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February – December ’16
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Battle of Attrition
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France rotates troops
over time to keep them
fresh, the same tired
Germans stay for months
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Fortress Complex to
benefit the French
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Nearly a million casualties
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Pictured to the right is
Fort Duoamount, the
French fortress
Quiz
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Question #3
Which nation was the war
blame placed upon?
1.
Germany
2.
Austria
3.
Serbia
Germany – Correct, Good job!
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According to the Treaty
of Versailles under
Article 231, Germany is
to accept full
responsibility for blame
of war leaving them
with harsh punishment.
Austria – Sorry, try again
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Although Austria’s
Archduke Ferdinand was
assassinated which led
to military response to
Serbia triggering the
Great War, this nation is
left blameless.
Serbia – Sorry, try again
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Although one of their
citizens (Princip)
assassinated Archduke
Ferdinand which sparked
the Great War, the
country was left
blameless.
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