WWI Review

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WWI Review

• Goes with WWI Review Questions

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Italy and Germany Formed Nations

• Italy formed a united kingdom under their leader
  named Cavour
• Under the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck,
  Germany was unified and with this unification and
  rise in power, the balance of power in Europe
  collapse.

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WWI Titles (1914-1918)

• Most of Europe became involved in WWI and most of
  European economies centered on providing
  resources for the war. This is the reason why
  WWI was also called The Great War and the Total
  War

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M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI

• To help you remember the causes of WWI we used
  the acronym MAIN. Heres what it stands for
• M Militarism
• A Alliances
• I Imperialism
• N Nationalism

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Militarism

• The M in MAIN stands for Militarism. What does
  it really mean?
• It is a race to arms
• It is a race to built larger armies
• It is a race to have mobilization plans ready to
  make sure you are ready to move

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Schlieffen Plan

• Germanys Plan of Attack
• Attack France on the west
• Rush to fight Russia in the east
• This plan failed
• It caused Germany to split up its army and have
  to fight on Two fronts

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Trench Warfare

• Fighting from ditches dug in the dirt along the
  war front
• Muddy, rat invested, cold, food scarce

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New Ways of Fighting

• Fighting in the air using planes
• Submarines or U-boats
• Machine guns
• Poison gas
• Tanks

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Total War

• WWI was a total war which meant that all the
  countries in the war devoted all their resources
  and economies to the war.
• Rationing took place, which was a limiting of
  goods people could buy, so that most of the goods
  could go towards the war
• Propaganda also took place, which was an
  advertising tactic used to encourage men to join
  the army to create pride of country, or to bash
  the other side.

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Women and the War

• While the men were fighting in the war, what did
  the women do?
• Filled jobs previously held by men
• Built tanks, plowed fields, paved streets, ran
  hospitals
• Worked as teachers and nurses

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The End is Near

• Russia withdraws from the war
• The Communists take over the country
• The Allies continue to pound Germany and
  eventually wins WWI
• An armistice or an agreement to stop fighting is
  signed on November 1918

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Peace Talks

• On January 18, 1919, a conference to establish
  peace was held at the Palace of Versailles

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Fourteen Points

• President Wilsons Peace Plan
• Main Purpose was self-determination, which
  allowed people to decide what government they
  wished to live

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Treaty of Versailles

• Created a League of Nations to keep peace among
  nations
• Punished Germany
• Lost land
• Made to pay for the cost of the war
• War Guilt clause the SOLE blame for the war
  was placed on Germany

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Effects of the Treaty

• The War Guilt clause left a legacy of
  bitterness and hatred in the hearts of the German
  people. This eventually led to WWII