1914-1918: The World at War

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1914-1918The Worldat War
By Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley H.
S.Chappaqua, NY
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Causesof theWar
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1. The Alliance System
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
UK France Russia
Germany Austria- Hungary Italy
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The Major Players 1914-17
Allied Powers
Central Powers
Nicholas II Rus
Wilhelm II Ger
George V Br
Victor Emmanuel II It
Enver PashaTurkey
Pres. Poincare Fr
Franz Josef A-H
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Europe in 1914
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2. Militarism Arms Race
Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers
Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus. in millions of
s.
1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1914
94 130 154 268 289 398
1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures
France 10
Britain 13
Russia 39
Germany 73
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3. Economic Imperial Rivalries
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4. Aggressive Nationalism
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TheSpark
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand His Family
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The Assassination Sarajevo
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The Assassin
GavriloPrincip and the Black Hand
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Mobilization

• Home by Christmas!
• No major war in 50 years!
• Nationalism!

It's a long way to Tipperary, It's a long
way to go It's a long way to Tipperary,
To the sweetest girl I know! Goodbye,
Piccadilly, Farewell, Leicester Square,
It's a long, long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there!
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PostersWartimePropaganda
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Australian Poster
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Financing the War
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German Poster
Think of Your Children!
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Trench Warfare
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Trench Warfare
No Mans Land
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Sacrifices in War
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AmericaJoinstheAllies
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The Sinking of the Lusitania
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The Zimmerman Telegram
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The YanksAre Coming!
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Americans in the Trenches
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The War of theIndustrial RevolutionNewTech
nology
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French Renault Tank
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British Tank at Ypres
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U-Boats
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Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats
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The Airplane
Squadron Over the BrentaMax Edler von Poosch,
1917
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The Zeppelin
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FlameThrowers
GrenadeLaunchers
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Poison Gas
Machine Gun
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1918 Flu Pandemic Depletes All Armies
50,000,000 100,000,000 died
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11 a.m., November 11, 1918
The Armistice is Signed!
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9,000,000 Dead
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The Somme American Cemetary, France
116,516 Americans Died
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World War I Casualties