MILITARISM WWIHow did technological

improvements impact WWI?

Mobilization

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No major war in 50 years!

Nationalism!

Recruitment Posters

M.A.I.N. Causes of WWIMilitarism –

Because of the Alliance System countries began to build up their

armies.New weapons were being created, giving the country a boost of pride.Countries began to increase the

numbers of members in the armies and navies.

A Multi-Front War

Eastern FrontGreat Britain and France attempted to supply Russia.

Naval/Army attacks in Turkey to gain

control over waterways.

Attempts for allies to control this region were

unsuccessful.

Western Front

A line of trenches stretched along

the war’s western front from the

Swiss Alps to the English Channel.

Millions of exploding artillery shells completely stripped the

land down to bare ground.

Trench Warfare

The Western Front

Trench Warfare

“No Man’s Land”

The Schlieffen’s Plan The plan was a strategy that

General Von Schlieffen made up in 1905.

Germany had enemies on the East and West. Schlieffen figured that Russia would be slow to mobilize.

Schlieffen believed the Germans could reach Paris and defeat the French in six weeks and then focus on the Eastern Front.

The Schlieffen’s Plan There were a few

problems with this plan:• Belgium was heavily

fortified.• Russia mobilized

quicker than anticipated.

• The British aided the French forces in the north of France.

The Schlieffen Plan

German Atrocities in Belgium

Technology Changes Warfare

Krupp’s “Big Bertha” Gun

British 60-pounder German Machineengewehr

08 (Maxim).

WWI TankFrench troops loading a 40cm shell

French Renault Tank

Sacrifices in War

U-Boats

FlameThrowers

GrenadeLaunchers

Poison Gas

Machine Gun

War Is HELL !!

Activity 1 Work with 1 partner- Answer the questions on

the handout in FULL SENTENCES

WWI Firsts

Causes of WWI

Treaty of Versailles