honors world history- the great war

1. The Great War
Ch. 28

2. Germany
• Threw off balance of power
• Arrogance and aggression worried
others

3. International Rivalries
• Intense
imperialism
• Conflict over
claims to
territories

4. Nationalism
• Alsace/Lorraine increases tension
• Slavic nationalism increases tension
between Russia and Austria-Hungary
• Balkan wars increase resentment

6. Arms Race
• Increased tensions and rivalries
lead to militarism
• Increased emphasis on military
increased patriotism

7. The Alliance System
• Triple Alliance-
Germany, Italy
Austria-
Hungary
• Triple Entente
– France, G.B.,
Russia

8. The Spark finds the Powder Keg
• Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated
by Gavrilo Princip (June 28, 1914)
• With German support, A-H declares
war with Serbia (July 28th
)
• Alliances and ethnic ties start a chain
of events pulling in other countries
• Populations were enthusiastic

9. The Beginning of the War
• Schleiffen Plan (1905)
–(2 Fronts)
• By Nov. war was a stalemate
–“War of Attrition”
–Total War
• New Weapons
–Machine gun, chemical warfare,
airplane, tank, submarine

10. 2nd
Half of War
• War sees unprecedented
death
• French soldiers threaten
mutiny
• Unrestricted submarine
warfare pulls in the U.S. in
1917
–Zimmerman Telegram
• Russia signs treaty with
Germany in 1918 after
Bolshevik Revolution

11. End of the War
• Allies finally push Germans back to
border
• Generals tell Kaiser they can’t win
• Other Central powers were defeated
• In 1918, Kaiser abdicated and new
republic signed the armistice on Nov.
11

13. Impact of War
• Unprecedented Casualties
• Total War
• Power of Propaganda
• Increased political instability
• Germany was assigned “War Guilt”
• U.S. became new world power
Red Baron

14. Paris Peace Conference and
the Treaty of Versailles
• “Big 4” made decisions
• Wilson 14 Points-”Peace w/o
victory”
• British and France had own
itineraries
• Germany was punished
severely for the war
–Lost territory, military, and
reparations, war guilt
• League of Nations established
Wilson Clemenceau

15. POST-WAR EUROPE
PRE-WAR EUROPE