World War One (The Great War)
Fighting the War
Causes of WWI
►M__________________
►A___________________
►I___________________
►N___________________
Causes of WWI: Alliances (The Triple ________________)
►Russia allies with ________________ and ________________
Germany’s growing economic and ________________ power and aggressive
posturing of Kaiser ________________ II provides the impetus for this.
►Worries ________________
►Worries ________________ (thinks alliance with Russia will
redistribute balance of power, to counteract ________________)
Wants to recover the territories of ________________ and
________________ (lost to Germany in Franco-Prussian war of
1870)
►Worries ________________ -Rising German navy
Causes of WWI: The Counter-Alliance (The Central Powers)
►________________
►Austria-Hungary
►Italy
Causes of WWI: Nationalism/Imperialism
►Rivalries over areas to colonize heightened ________________ tensions
Most areas of the world were colonized by ________________
________________ attempted to annex Morocco
►Germany protests and threatens ________________
Causes of WWI: Militarism
►________________ and Alliances led to more costly ________________ race
________________ Race
►Huge New Warships, etc.
________________ grew in size
Impact of ________________
Provide employment for the disadvantaged ________________ classes.
Short-term Causes of War
►Austria-Hungary was intent on further ________________ colonization
Russia stood firmly behind ________________ in their desire to resist the
Austro-Hungarian advance.
Gavriel (Gavrilo) Princip of ________________ assassinates Archduke Francis
________________ and his wife in ________________, Bosnia.
Short-Term Causes of WWI:
►Austria-Hungary was given a “________________ Check” by Germany to counter any
________________ demands by Serbia.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire draws up a list of demands that would curtail
Serbian ________________, essentially forcing ________________.
►Russia supports their ________________ brethren, and the ________________ system
quickly becomes activated.
The ________________ Plan
►________________ Plan to avoid a 2-front war
Attack France through ________________
►Plan had to be abandoned because of ________________ entrance to war
Stalls ________________ forces
Germany now has to open a Western and ________________ Front
The Eastern Front
A New Kind of War
►_______________________Warfare
No ___________________________
►Automatic ___________________________
►Tanks
►U-_______________
►Planes
►Poison __________________
The Alliance System Grows
►________________ is being bombarded
►Allies force colonial citizens in ________________ and ________________ to fight
for them against the Germans
►The ________________ Empire (Turks) join the ________________ Powers
►________________ becomes allies of Britain
The Ottoman Empire…Turks
By Mid-1915…
►The War is a ___________________________ (?)

________________ War: Nations devote ALL resources to the war effort
►The _________________
►Raise _________________
►_________________ Food
►_________________________!
Propaganda
►Controls Public ___________________
►Shows enemy in _____________________ light
►Attempts to motivate _____________________ against enemy
1917
►War Morale is at an all-time _________________________
March 1917-Russian Revolution
►The __________________________ Revolution (November, 1917)
Allies ___________________ revolution because it brings down
__________________ MONARCHY (____________________)
But, Vladimir ____________________ soon seizes power
►Lenin signs treaty with __________________ in _______________, pulling Russia
OUT OF WAR.
IT SEEMS LIKE…
►The __________________ Powers would win…
Germany can abandon ________________ Front
Focus on ___________________ Front
BUT…
The __________________________________ enters the war
►WHY?
German _____________________ Submarine __________________
►May, 1915: German submarine sinks British “__________________.”
►_____________ Americans killed, of the 1200 on-board
►Were there _________________ on-board as well?
American sympathies for the ailing _________________
The ______________________ Note
►From Germany to Mexico, requesting ______, in exchange for ______
The Zimmerman Telegram
►Berlin, January 19, 1917
On the first of February we intend to begin submarine warfare unrestricted. In spite of
this, it is our intention to endeavor to keep neutral the United States of America.
If this attempt is not successful, we propose an alliance on the following basis with
Mexico: That we shall make war together and together make peace. We shall give
general financial support, and it is understood that Mexico is to reconquer the lost
territory in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. The details are left to you for settlement....
You are instructed to inform the President of Mexico of the above in the greatest
confidence as soon as it is certain that there will be an outbreak of war with the United
States and suggest that the President of Mexico, on his own initiative, should
communicate with Japan suggesting adherence at once to this plan; at the same time,
offer to mediate between Germany and Japan.
Please call to the attention of the President of Mexico that the employment of ruthless
submarine warfare now promises to compel England to make peace in a few months.
Zimmerman
(Secretary of State)
The Zimmerman Telegram
The _____________ Enters the War
►April 1917: Wilson asks ____________________ to declare war on Germany
►1918: ______ Million American soldiers were on the __________________ Front
►U.S. troops add the needed ___________________ to win the war for the allies
_________________ troops
__________________ weapons
And, don’t forget…
►In addition to the millions of war deaths, the ___________________________ killed
over 21 million civilians.
Over 600,000 __________________ deaths
►33,000 in _________________ alone
►2% of American _________________ Population killed