world history have out your bell work paper. turn in any late imperialism packets and maps
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WORLD HISTORY
Have out your bell work paper. Turn in any late imperialism packets and maps.
Bell Work: Wednesday 05.20.15
Respond to the following in the space for Wednesday on your bell work paper.
What does the term alliance mean? How was Europe divided into alliances? Who was allied with whom?
Essential QuestionWhat caused World War I, how was it fought and what effect did it have on world events?
• Why did a stalemate develop on the Western Front?
• How did technology make World War I different from earlier wars?
• What was the course of the war on the Eastern Front, in other parts of Europe, in Turkey, and in the Middle East?
Topical Questions
World War I on Many Fronts
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France Germany Russia Britain
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A Multi-Front WarA Multi-Front War
Both sides dug vast systems of deep trenches for protection, creating a deadly stalemate on
the Western Front.
• The area between opposing trenches became a “no man’s land.”
• Each side launched attacks and counterattacks but gained very little territory.
• Battle lines in France would remain almost unchanged for four years.
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare
Millions of soldiers ate, slept, and fought in the trenches.
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare
“No Man’s Land”
“No Man’s Land”
Newly developed weapons made the fighting much more deadly. In some battles, hundreds
of thousands were killed.
Rapid-fire
machine guns
Long-range artillery guns
Poison gas
The Somme – July, 1916The Somme – July, 1916
Verdun – February, 1916
Verdun – February, 1916
New technology expanded battle sites from the ground to the air and under water.
TanksZeppelins
AirplanesU-boats
Multiple FrontsMultiple Fronts Eastern Front-Russia suffered disastrous losses. Withdrew
in 1917 because of revolution at home.
World War I involved many current and former European colonies.
Sikh British Soldiers in India
Sikh British Soldiers in India
Fighting in AfricaFighting in Africa
3rd British Battalion, Nigerian Brigade3rd British Battalion, Nigerian Brigade
Fighting in Salonika, Greece
Fighting in Salonika, Greece
French colonial marine infantry fromCochin, China - 1916
French colonial marine infantry fromCochin, China - 1916
Independent Practice
Read and complete the activities in the Causes Of World War I, The Theatres of War and Trenches and Weapons Packets