world war i “the great war” “the war to end all wars”

Miss SpringbornTeam 6

8th Grade

World War I“The Great War”

“The war to end all wars”

MILITARISM – if your enemy is building up their military, you build up your military, “just in case”

ALLIANCES – countries promised to protect each other. When a country gets attacked the “friend” gets pulled in.

IMPERIALISM – weaker country that got taken over is mad and fights back

NATIONALISM – if you have strong pride in your country, don’t want it taken over

THINK MAIN for Causes of World War I

Causes of WWI (each one goes in a box)

Use that to help you remember

These are the MAIN causes of World War I

Powder Keg (1914)THE

ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY BY A SERBIAN

Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary went on a visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina which Austria-Hungary had annexed in 1908

Sarajevo was a hotbed of pan-Serbian nationalism

As he drove through Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, seven assassins from the terrorist group Black Hand waited for him– The Black Hand advocated for a greater

Serbia

Nationalism: Assassination of Ferdinand

Archduke Ferdinand and his family

The Assassination: Sarajevo

The Assassin:GavriloPrincip

Who’s To Blame?

Nationalism: Assassination of Ferdinand

Gavrilo Princip shot and killed Ferdinand Austria issued an ultimatum to Serbia demanding

that Austrian officials take part in any investigation of people found on Serbian territory connected to the assassination

Serbia refused this demand as a violation of its sovereignty

On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia– A tangled alliance system then began to realize itself

Who is on Who’s side???Triple Entente:Triple Alliance:

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Italy

Britain

France

Russia

The Major Players: 1914-17

Nicholas II [Rus]

George V [Br]

Pres. Poincare [Fr]

Allied Powers:

Franz Josef [A-H]

Wilhelm II [Ger]

Victor Emmanuel II [It]

Central Powers:

Enver Pasha[Turkey]

Europe in 1914

The U.S. wanted to remain NEUTRAL at the beginning of WWI. Businesses were making a lot of money off of TRADE with foreign nations. The U.S. was trading with both sides of the war and making tons of money. Both the ALLIES and the CENTRAL POWERS wanted the U.S. to choose sides. War was very good business, and the U.S. did not want to choose sides and lose out on any of the money. However, the U.S. could not stay neutral forever.

What was the United States doing during all of this chaos in Europe?

Reasons for the United States Entry (1917) Each set of text gets its own box…

ZIMMERMAN NOTE:

WRITTEN BY GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO TELLING MEXICO TO ATTACK THE U.S.

Reasons for the United States Entry (1917) Each set of text gets its own box…

THE LUSITANIA:PASSENGER SHIP

SUNK BY A GERMAN U-BOAT KILLING AMERICANS

Reasons for the United States Entry (1917) Each set of text gets its own box…

PROPAGANDA:BRITAIN WAS

SENDING THE U.S. PROPAGANDA TELLING HOW HORRIBLE THE GERMANS WERE BEING

Reasons for the United States Entry (1917) Each set of text gets its own box…

UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE: GERMAN U BOATS WERE ATTACKING ANY SHIPS THAT CAME ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

U-Boats

Again the newspapers and propaganda have a lot to do with it. The newspapers use sensationalism to

pull the United States into another war.What other war did we just learn about it where Yellow Journalism and propaganda played a role?

As a result of these 4 things the United States gets “PULZ”ed into WWI

In February of 1917, Russia underwent a revolution. The Tsar, Nicholas II was overthrown and a temporary democratic government was put in place. Woodrow Wilson was willing to ally with a Democratic nation. The U.S. entered WWI on April 6th and in October, a second revolution began in Russia. This revolution, led by Vladimir Lenin leader of the Bolshevik party, resulted in the set-up of a Communist government in Russia. Under the Communist government, the name of the country was changed to U.S.S.R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republic) or the Soviet Union.

The Russian Revolution

As a result the USSR drops out of WWIAllied Powers: Central Powers:

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Italy(leaves in 1915)

Britain

France

Russia(drops out in 1917)

Also Add: Serbia, Italy (switches sides in 1915) and the United States

Also add: The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria

What’s the big deal with this revolution in Russia?

CAPITALISM VS. COMMUNISM

What is capitalism?Economic system where private citizens own the businesses and property

What is communism?Economic system where the government owns the businesses and property

Fill in the chart with me…  CAPITALISM COMMUNISM WHO HAS CONTROL OVER INDUSTRY? 

Private citizens Government controls jobs and wages

 HOW IS WEALTH DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE CITIZENS? 

 Depends on what you earn

 Government decides

 WHAT COUNTRIES HAVE THIS TYPE OF ECONOMIC SYSTEM? 

US, Britain Cuba, China, North Korea

 IS THIS ECONOMIC SYSTEM REALISTIC TO HAVE? WHY OR WHY NOT? 

Yes – people earn money based on the type of job they have. Competition leads to the best product at the lowest cost.

No - the government doesn’t have endless money to buy more businesses

Document #1

What is the source of this cartoon? http://rutlandhs.k12.vt.us/jpeterso/MOREWW1/ZMMRMN.JPGWhat is the name of the note? Zimmerman NoteWhat is the caption? Some Promise!Who does the man on the left represent? GERMANYWho does the man on the right represent? MEXICOWhat is the message of this cartoon? THE ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM WAS NOT A GOOD

IDEA (joining with Germany against the US is not a good idea)

Questions:

The Homefront: THE U.S. DURING THE WARBUY WAR

BONDS-A LOAN TO THE

GOVERNMENT FROM THE PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED A BOND

Homefront:VICTORY

GARDENS-PEOPLE WOULD

GROW THEIR OWN GARDENS SO THEY DIDN’T HAVE TO BUY FOOD

Homefront:RECYCLE-RECYCLE

MATERIALS SO THEY COULD BE RE-USED AND LESS HAD TO BE PRODUCED

Homefront:WOMEN TAKE

JOBS IN FACTORIES-

WITH THE MEN AT WAR IN EUROPE, THE WOMEN NEEDED TO TAKE THESE JOBS

Many things changed in the U.S., also known as the HOMEFRONT during WWI. WOMEN were needed in factories and took the jobs of the men who had left for war. UNIONS were still fighting for better conditions and hours. The WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD started telling factories what to produce. Factories that made dresses and suits, now were manufacturing military uniforms, blankets, and tents. Factories that made cars were now building tanks and planes. Factories that produced cookware were now producing bullets.

Everyone did their part to support the troops at war. Also, the SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT was passed on May 18, 1917, which required all men between ages 21-30 to register to be drafted in the armed forces. This was the first draft in American history.

What is going on then…

The end of the war…THE CEASEFIRE:“On the eleventh day of the eleventh month

at the eleventh hour it was official, the war was over.”

11/11/18 @ 11:00 AMFourteen PointsLeague of NationsTreaty of Versailles

President Wilson came up with a plan for peace at the end of WWI in which no country would be blamed for the war. It was called the 14 POINTS.

1) NO SECRET ALLIANCES2) ABSOLUTE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS IN WARTIME

AND PEACETIME3) EQUAL TRADING RIGHTS FOR ALL NATIONS4) REDUCTION OF MILITARIES FOR ALL NATIONS5) NO MORE IMPERIALISM(colonies can govern

themselves)14) LEAGUE OF NATIONS (try to be a peace keeping

group)THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES WAS PASSED WHICH

INCLUDED ONLY THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS FROM WILSON’S PLAN. THE U.S. REJECTED THE TREATY AND TURNED BACK TO A POLICY OF ISOLATIONISM!

Punished GERMANY severely byBlamed them for the warTook away LANDLimited MILITARY sizeForced them to pay war REPARATIONS

EFFECTS OF WWI:TREATY OF VERSAILLES