World War I
“The War to End all Wars”
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism/
Industrialization
Nationalism
The Three Emperors’
League (1872)
The Russo-Turkish War
The Dual Alliance
The Triple Alliance
The Reinsurance
Treaty(1887)
The Franco-Russian Alliance
(1894)
Deterioration of AngloGerman Relations
The Anglo-French Entente
(1904)
The Anglo-Russian Entente
(1907)
The Triple Entente
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Russia
Italy
France
The Great Powers
Sarajevo, Bosnia – June 28, 1914
Gavrilo Princip
Ready Since 1905
Response to possibility of
a two front war
France on the West
Russia on the East
Paris in Six Weeks
March Against Russia
July 28, 1914 – Austria-Hungary
declared war on Serbia
July 30, 1914 – Russia prepared
to defend Serbia
August 1, 1914 – Germany
declares war on Russia
August 3, 1914 – Germany
declared war on France
August 3, 1914 – Germany
invaded neutral Belgium
August 4, 1914 – British
declared war on Germany
In 2 years this 1 U-Boat sank 32 ships of a total of 119,411 tons.
The Lusitania was
sunk:
•May 7, 1915
•18 minutes
•1,195 lives – 123
were American
Lusitania’s Funnels:
A couple of
passengers were
sucked into the
funnels as the ship
sunk. When sea water
hit the boilers it
caused an explosion
and the people were
shot out and survived.
Life Boats:
•Only 6 stayed afloat
– despite the fact
that there were more
than enough to fit all
passengers
The Lusitania’s sinking
solidified that IF the US
joined the war it would
be on the side of the
Allies.
Why does this
ultimately bring the
US into the War?
32 STATES REPRESENTING
75% OF THE WORLD’S
POPULATION.
TALKS WERE DOMINATED BY THE 5
MAJOR POWERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEFEATING THE CENTRAL POWERS
UNITED
STATES
GREAT
BRITAIN
ITALY
FRANCE
JAPAN
4 ALLIED LEADERS DOMINATED THE NEGOTIATIONS
GOAL WAS TO PUNISH GERMANY
AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WOULD
NEVER BECOME A THREAT
AGAIN!!!
Germany
1.THE SURRENDER OF ALL GERMAN
COLONIES AS LEAGUE OF NATIONS
MANDATES
2. THE RETURN OF ALSACE AND
LORAINE TO FRANCE
WHAT ABOUT THE GERMAN’S
LIVING THERE??
3. DANZIG TO BECOME A FREE
CITY/CREATION OF THE POLISH
CORRIDOR
Split Germany!! Access to
East Prussia from
Germany??
4. DEMILITARIZATION AND A 15 YEAR
OCCUPATION OF THE RHINELAND
Who would defend and
occupy it?
What about the
German’s living there?
Who would pay for the
occupation?
5. GERMAN REPARATIONS OF 6,600
MILLION POUNDS
6. A BAN ON THE UNION OF GERMANY
AND AUSTRIA
7. AN ACCEPTANCE OF GERMANY’S
GUILT IN CAUSING THE WAR
8. PROVISION FOR THE TRIAL OF THE
FORMER KAISER AND OTHER WAR
LEADERS
THE
TRIALS
NEVER
OCCURED
9. LIMITATION OF GERMANY’S ARMY
TO 100,000 MEN WITH NO
CONSCRIPTION, NO TANKS, NO
HEAVY ARTILLERY, NO POISON-GAS
SUPPLIES, NO AIRCRAFT AND NO
AIRSHIPS
=
10. LIMITATION OF THE GERMAN NAVY
TO VESSELS UNDER 100,000 TONS,
AND NO SUBMARINES
GERMANY: SIGNED UNDER PROTEST
FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN: ANGRY THAT
THERE WAS NO ACTUAL TRIAL OF THE KAISER
OR OTHER WAR LEADERS. DIDN’T THINK THE
TREATY WAS HARD ENOUGH ON GERMANY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj_eiyBsSSc