WWI
Around the World
Warm Up
• What were the 4 causes of WWI?
• A =MAIN
• What were some of the new weapons used in
WWI?
• Why did Princip assassinate Franz
Ferdinand?
• What was the Schlieffen Plan? Was it
successful?
Mo Warm Up
• How did the war impact women?
• How did the war impact civilians civil
liberties?
• What were some of the things that the
combatants used propaganda for?
• Explain “rationing”
War Around the World
• Europe
• Asia
• The Middle East
The Ottoman Turks
• Joined the Central Powers
• Cut off supplies to Russia through the
Dardanelles.
• England tries to re-open at Gallipoli.
• Turks win (200,000 Brits die).
Gallipoli
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Turks and the Middle East
• Turks controlled much of what is today the
Middle East (Arab Countries).
• Brits. help Arabs to revolt against the
Turks.
• T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. “Lawrence of
Arabia”) is a British officer who helps lead
the Arabs against the Ottoman Turks.
Lawrence of Arabia
Asia
• Japan joins the Allies and seizes German
holdings in China and islands in the
Pacific.
WWI and
Colonies
• Many got soldiers and supplies
from their colonies.
• This was especially true for
England.
• They had many soldiers fight from
Canada and India.
• The French used many troops
from their African colonies.
US and WWI
• When war starts, US is neutral.
• Most people support Allies because of historical
and cultural ties to England.
• Others, though, with German or Irish heritage
support the Central Powers.
• Most Americans do not think the US should
enter the war, though, because it has nothing to
do with them.
US and Trade
• US wants to sell things to both sides.
Blockades
• Great Britain has strongest navy in the
world.
• Sets up navel blockade to stop Germans
from getting supplies.
• Germans respond with their own blockade,
but with U-Boats (subs). They sink ships
without warning and therefore end up
killing people.
• Many people become upset with Germany
U-Boats and the US
• Germans begin
sinking US ships
without warning.
• This upsets the US
President—Woodrow
Wilson.
The Lusitania
• British Ocean liner
• Over 1,000 killed
• 134 Americans (many
were woman and
children)
• Was also carrying
weapons for England.
Sinking of the Lusitania
Sussex Pledge
• After the Germans sink another ship, the
Sussex, they promise that they won’t sink
anymore ships without warning.
• This is the Sussex pledge.
Breaking of the Sussex Pledge
• Germans eventually break the pledge and
begin sinking US ships without warning
again.
Zimmerman Telegram
• Message from Germany
to Mexico.
• Intercepted by the British.
• Germans promise Mexico
the territory that it had
lost to the US if Mexico
helps Germany if the US
enters the war.
US enters the War
• Reasons why US enters WWI:
• 1. Germans break the Sussex pledge and
keep sinking US ships.
• 2. The Zimmerman Telegram
US in WWI
• Sends thousands of
troops to fight in
France.
• US soldiers called
“Doughboys.”
• Fresh troops help
give Allies the
advantage they need
to win.
Doughboys