World War I

AlliesGreat Britain

FranceRussia

United States

Central PowersGermany

Austria-HungaryOttoman Empire

Germany’s Punishment

Having to accept full responsibility Germany was forced to reduce its

armed forces and had to pay the allies $33 billion. German colonies’ and coal

fields’ were also taken away as punishment for the war.

Effects of WWI

Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia , Poland, Austria, Hungary,

Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia were created after the war. The

League of Nations was established at the end of the war to maintain

world stability.

RAAARRRR!!!!!

Alliances

Countries forming partnerships with each other help to form the building

blocks of WWI.

Nationalism

Pride in one’s nation in the 1920’s was popular but also was a main cause

for The Great War

Imperialism

European nations wanted more land and competed for colonies. They

bigger the country the better it was.

Militarism

Countries with strong militaries easily controlled undevolped nations. Large militaries needed resources

and land.

Stairs

Map of Alliances and Central Powers

Challenges of the Trenches

The attacks from the enemies artillery would come from

dawn to dusk. Attacking was a difficult task due to the enemies’ barbwire and

machine guns.

Problems In the Trenches

Mud, rats, trench foot, maggots, lice, disease, and the cold are all problems

soldiers of World War I faced in the trenches.

Trench Warfare

Trenches were built in order to protect a side’s position and cut down on

human loss.

World War I

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

The Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare to sink all ships

headed towards the Allies nations to have a quick victory on the western front. To help assure the Germans would not attack merchant ships

without warning the Germans promised the Sussex Pledge.

Zimmerman Note

A note from an ambassador of Germany was sent to Mexico asking

the Mexican government to attack the United States. In exchange the

Germans promised they would aid the Mexicans in retrieving some of the

land that the US took from the Mexicans.

Sinking of Lusitania

The United States was outraged to hear about a

passenger boat carrying 100 children and 128 Americans sink because of a German U-Boat that thought that the

Lusitania was carrying ammunition and attacked it.

Strand the GermansAmericans cut off the German

rail lines and attacked through the Argonne Forest. It took 47 days and 1.2 soldiers

to completely cut off all of German supplies.

War Over

German lines begin to crumble by October of 1918. By November the allies have captured the high and Germany surrenders. On the 11th

hour, 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 the war ends.

US in WWI

General Pershing was the leader of the US troops. There were 1 million soldiers in the

United States by July 1918.