World War I- part 1 Quiz on Friday, September 21st

World War I- part 1 Quiz on Friday, September 21st

MAIN causes of WWI Militarism - when a country builds up their army to protect their land, resources, and interests. Alliance - an agreement between two or more parties to get along and be on the same side. Imperialism - a period of time when strong countries take over weak countries Nationalism - a feeling of pride and great likeness for your country.

Militarism

Militarism A strong military helps countries: protect their natural resources. protect their citizens. expand the amount of land they have.

Militarism - in the Early 1900s

Militarism Break it down: Military - means army Ism - the act of doing something Militarism - the act of building up an army.

Alliances Countries wanted to make sure they had friends to fight with, so, European countries entered into alliances in the early 1900s. Alliances are when a country tells another country they will be on the same side if a war breaks out.

Imperialism With all of this nationalism and militarism, countries also started to believe that they deserved more land so they could have more resources for their awesome country. Many European countries started to take over land all over the world! Taking over another country s or group of people s land is known as imperialism.

Imperialism Many European countries started empires by colonizing countries all over the world. European countries mainly colonized Africa in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Imperialism sounds very similar to empire.

Imperial Africa

Nationalism Break it down: National - a group of people or a country Ism - the act of doing something Nationalism - the act of having pride for your people or country.

Examples of Nationalsim

What do you think this cartoon is suggesting?

A Country s Flag A Country s Sport s Teams A glorified painting or photograph of the countryside or country s leader (this is a picture of Kim Jung - Il, dictator of North Korea. The painting is trying to make him look strong in the lovely North Korean countryside) Propaganda Posters

Nationalism in Society Songs are also used to create nationalism (love) for one s country. America the Beautiful: O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

World War I Countries could fight! Countries with a lot of nationalism many times think they are better than other countries. Not only do they think they are better, but they have weapons so they are not afraid to fight to help their country or show the world just how strong they are!

Ready to Fight? So... European countries in the early 1900s had a lot of nationalism, had strong armies, and were in alliances in case a war broke out.

war breaks out! WAR BREAKS OUT! World War I broke out over one event. On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire was shot! This event started World War I!

World War I Starts!

World War I The war started like a game of dominoes: A Serbian shot Archduke Ferdinand. The Austrians needed to get revenge, so they invaded Serbia. The allies of Serbia, then came to the side of Serbia and fought against the Austrians, and pretty soon, most countries in Europe were fighting in the war.

Alliances

Allied and Central Powers Allied Powers: France, Russia, Great Britain Central Powers: Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

Technology The war was much more brutal because of all of the new technology that was invented at the start of the 20th century (early 1900s). machine guns mustard gas airplanes tanks THIS WAS A MODERN WAR, not like old wars that were fought.

Technology

World War I Fighting The causalities (number of people who died) in World War I were enormous because of the new technology and Trench Warfare. Trench warfare made battles really bloody and last really long. Soldiers would not move for months at a time. A Trench is a long tunnel were soldiers would sleep and fight.

Map of Trenches

America and the War When World War I broke out in June of 1914, America did not enter the war, they were NEUTRAL. Neutral - To not take a side.

America and the War On May 7, 1915 a German U-Boat sunk a British cruise ship called the Lusitania. There were 1,957 people on board, over 1,000 people died, including over 150 Americans!

Lusitania

America and the War Many people wanted America to go to war with Germany! Germany stated that they would not torpedo any more passenger ships.

Zimmerman telegram

Zimmerman telegram A telegram sent from Arthur Zimmerman of Germany to Mexico. It stated that if Mexico would declare war on the United States, Germany would help Mexico reclaim land lost to the US during the Mexican American War. This telegram was intercepted by the British.

Congress Debating Whether to go to War

America and the War However, that did not last, Germany started attacking U.S. ships. The Zimmerman telegram, along with the continued attacking of US ships led Congress to take action. In April 1917, America had no choice but to declare war on the Central Powers.