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World War I RecapWorld War I Recap
September 2, 2009September 2, 2009
WWI (1914 - 1918)WWI (1914 - 1918) Thought war would last 6 weeks - TOPS U.S. entered 1917 Other Names for WWI
War to End All Wars The Great War The World War
Famous People in War Walt Disney Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Winston Churchill
Average of 230 died each hour Half who died have NO known grave
Thought war would last 6 weeks - TOPS U.S. entered 1917 Other Names for WWI
War to End All Wars The Great War The World War
Famous People in War Walt Disney Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Winston Churchill
Average of 230 died each hour Half who died have NO known grave
War of FIRSTS…War of FIRSTS…FIRST:
War fought involving 3 continents(North America; Europe; Asia)
Tank battleUse dog tagsUse of gas warfareUse of mass airplanes for battleUse of x-ray Use of machine guns & grenadesUse of blood bank U.S. president to visit European country
FIRST:War fought involving 3 continents
(North America; Europe; Asia)
Tank battleUse dog tagsUse of gas warfareUse of mass airplanes for battleUse of x-ray Use of machine guns & grenadesUse of blood bank U.S. president to visit European country
Countries Involved…Countries Involved… Allied Powers
United States Russia England France Italy Japan Greece Serbia Romania Portugal Montenegro Belgium
Allied Powers United States Russia England France Italy Japan Greece Serbia Romania Portugal Montenegro Belgium
Central PowersGermanyAustria-HungaryBulgariaTurkey
Central PowersGermanyAustria-HungaryBulgariaTurkey
VS.
CausesCauses
1. Imperialism• Countries fight to gain new territories
2. Military• Countries building up military
3. Nationalism• Your country is the BEST
4. Alliances• Countries form war treaties with each
other• Little argument turns into MAJOR deal
1. Imperialism• Countries fight to gain new territories
2. Military• Countries building up military
3. Nationalism• Your country is the BEST
4. Alliances• Countries form war treaties with each
other• Little argument turns into MAJOR deal
Little argument turns into BIG argument
MAIN TRIGGER: Archduke of Austria Hungary Francis Ferdinand assassinatedAH think Serbia
behind assassinationJuly 1914 - AH
declares war on Serbia
1 week - all countries involved
Little argument turns into BIG argument
MAIN TRIGGER: Archduke of Austria Hungary Francis Ferdinand assassinatedAH think Serbia
behind assassinationJuly 1914 - AH
declares war on Serbia
1 week - all countries involved
Trenches…Trenches…Trenches for months
Muddy, rats, deathSpanish flu generated (1 in 5 died globally)
Why doesn’t U.S. enter war?TRADE $$$$
Germany gets desperateTorpedo ANY ship believed to help AlliesEventually, reason why U.S. enters war (1917)
Trenches for monthsMuddy, rats, deathSpanish flu generated (1 in 5 died globally)
Why doesn’t U.S. enter war?TRADE $$$$
Germany gets desperateTorpedo ANY ship believed to help AlliesEventually, reason why U.S. enters war (1917)
What do the allies need from the U.S.???
What do the allies need from the U.S.???
TROOPS!!!U.S. doesn’t have enough troops
Pass Selective Service Act (draft)War to End All Wars – people accept
U.S. troops push German troops back
Russia exits war early (Russian Revolution – Communist Russia)
TROOPS!!!U.S. doesn’t have enough troops
Pass Selective Service Act (draft)War to End All Wars – people accept
U.S. troops push German troops back
Russia exits war early (Russian Revolution – Communist Russia)
ALLIES WIN!!!ALLIES WIN!!! 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
(November 11th – Veterans Day) Paris PEACE Conference
Germany NOT invitedU.S., Britain, Italy, & France dominateTREATY:
1. League of Nations formedPresident Wilson designedU.S. did NOT join
2. Germany had to admit TOTAL guilt3. Germany had to pay for war ($33 billion)4. Germany could NOT rebuild military
Germans forced to sign (or invasion)Called the TREATY of VERSAILLES (Ver-Sigh)
U.S. does NOT sign
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month (November 11th – Veterans Day)
Paris PEACE ConferenceGermany NOT invitedU.S., Britain, Italy, & France dominateTREATY:
1. League of Nations formedPresident Wilson designedU.S. did NOT join
2. Germany had to admit TOTAL guilt3. Germany had to pay for war ($33 billion)4. Germany could NOT rebuild military
Germans forced to sign (or invasion)Called the TREATY of VERSAILLES (Ver-Sigh)
U.S. does NOT sign
Total Soldiers & Casualties…
Total Soldiers & Casualties…
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2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
# Involved Casualties
RussiaGermanyAustria-HungaryFranceEnglandU.S.
After the war…aka The 1920s
After the war…aka The 1920s
Economy boomed $$$$ 4,000 soldiers return home everyday
No plan for soldiers jobs/ homes/ etc. 1920 – 1933 Prohibition CREDIT for everything!!! Electricity – New products (toaster; refrigerator; etc.) 1920 Women Right to Vote Ford begins building his FORD empire (Model T) Flapper women emerged Women work (single ladies only)
Economy boomed $$$$ 4,000 soldiers return home everyday
No plan for soldiers jobs/ homes/ etc. 1920 – 1933 Prohibition CREDIT for everything!!! Electricity – New products (toaster; refrigerator; etc.) 1920 Women Right to Vote Ford begins building his FORD empire (Model T) Flapper women emerged Women work (single ladies only)