introduction to wwi

Introduction to WWI

Laptop• Go to my website• Go to useful links• Click on WWI Website link• Explore the website and write a two paragraph summary of WWI (must all be from different sections)

No Laptop• Look through the book (pages 756 – 784)• Write 15 facts about WWI (must all be from different sections)

Warm Up• STUDY for Napoleon/Ind. Rev.

Quiz– Look at my useful links for a practice

quiz

• If your friend got in a fight, would you jump in and help them? Why or why not?

Agenda– Notes/PowerPoint– WWI Causes activity– Exit Quiz

World War I“The war to end all wars”

WWI• Causes of WWI• According to the filmmaker, what single

event started WWI?• What motive did Gavrilo Princip have to

assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand? • Why was Eastern Europe (the Balkans)

known as the “powder keg”?• How was one event able to trigger war

throughout the entire continent of Europe?

I. Rise of Nationalism• A. While most Europeans

disliked Napoleon, many admired what he had accomplished

• What did Napoleon accomplish?

• B. His empire, along with the French Revolution, inspired the idea of nationalism

I. Rise of Nationalism

• C. Nationalism is the idea that people identify themselves as a part of a community defined by the same language, government, and culture. This community is called a nation.

• D. Before nationalism, people would be loyal to their king, town, or region. Now, their loyalty is to their people

I. Rise of Nationalism• E. Nationalism led to the

unification of German and Italian people under one nation and one government.

• 1. Germans were united because of their leader Otto von Bismarck, who led the strong Prussian military to victories over Austria and France, uniting the German people.

Otto von Bismarck

“ The great questions of the day will not be decided by speeches and the resolutions of the majority…but by iron and blood”

II. The Road to War• A. After the victory over France, Germany

feared that France would seek revenge.• B. In order to protect itself, it made an

alliance with Austria – Hungary• What is an alliance?• 1. Germany, Austria – Hungary, and their

allies were known as the Central Powers• This made Germany even more powerful.

How do you think the other nations in Europe responded?

II. The Road to War• C. In order to protect

themselves from these nations, Britain, France and Russia also created an alliance.

• 1. These nations and their allies are known as the allied powers

• What is the danger of having these alliances?

• What do you think will happen next?

II. The Road to War

III. Causes of WWI• A. Belief in nationalism

said that a country should do what is best for itself, not what is best for the world

• B. Alliances (Allied Powers vs. Central Powers)

• C. Militarism – the building up of a military

• 1. Nations involved in these alliances began militarism in preparation for a war.

III. Causes of WWI• D. Assassination of

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• 1. Ferdinand was to be the next ruler over Austria – Hungary

• 2. He was assassinated by a group of people who wanted independence for Serbia (which had an alliance with Russia)

III. Causes of WWI• E. Once Austria –

Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia declared war on Austria – Hungary

• 1. The rest of Europe soon declared war on each other

III. Causes of WWI• With the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand,

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.• Russia (Serbia’s ally) declared war on Austria-

Hungary• Germany (Austria-Hungary’s ally) declared war on

Russia• France (Russia’s ally) declared war on Germany• Austria-Hungary (Germany’s ally) declared war on

France.• Britain (France’s ally) declared war on Germany and

Austria-Hungary

• WWI is on

III. Causes of WWI

A MAN• Alliances

• Militarism

• Assassination

• Nationalism

Choose OneOption 1 Option 2

Newspaper Article• Write an article on the start of WWI• Include all of the causes• You must also include a picture and a caption

T – Shirt Design• Design 4 T – Shirts based on vocabulary terms from notes• I will be grading these more strictly than before, so make sure I know what the term is just by seeing the pictures!

• Once you finish, work on any missing work• I need notebooks that haven’t been graded yet!

Project

• You have 30 minutes to work on your project

• By the end of this time, you should have:– Your map completed– Half of your interview completed

• Stop Time:

Warm Up

• Name the four causes of WWI• What is one way of convincing

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– Power Point/Notes– Map activity– Exit Quiz

New grades are up

IV. WWI• A. WWI was fought on two

fronts• Germany and Austria

Hungary battled Russia and their allies in the east while Germany fought France, Britain, and later the United States in the west

• B. Eventually, both fronts came to a stalemate

• 1. Stalemate – when both sides of a contest are neither winning nor losing

• Stalemate = tie

IV. WWI• 2. The reason this

happened is because both armies dug trenches and fought from inside them

• 3. This led to the spread of diseases within the trenches

IV. WWI• Trench Warfare• What caused trench

warfare?• What helped to end

trench warfare?• All Quiet on the Wes

tern Front• Describe how WWI

was fought• What would happen

if troops left the trenches?

IV. WWI

IV. WWI

IV. WWI

IV. WWITrench foot

IV. WWI• C. WWI saw the

invention and use of two new weapons of war

• 1. Airplanes were used to bomb troops who believed they were safe in their trenches

• 2. Tanks were used to break through the enemy lines

IV. WWI• D. The Russian Revolution

took place in 1917• 1. With the support of most

of the Russian people, a group called the Bolsheviks killed the Russian Czar (king) and his family

• 2. The Bolsheviks were a political party that supported the idea of communism

• Communism is a form of government introduced by Karl Marx

IV. WWI• a. Communism - is a

form of government where all economic and social aspects are controlled by the government and all property and money are evenly distributed to the people

• 3. Under the Bolsheviks and communism, Russia is now known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)

IV. WWI• The first communist dictator was Vladamir

Lenin• 4. This revolution eliminated Russia from the

war• E. With the Russians gone, now the Central

Powers only needed to fight on the western front

IV. WWI• 1. With this new

threat, governments used propaganda to get more troops and additional help from their citizens.

• a. Propaganda – ideas spread to influence the opinions of a group of people

IV. WWI• Propaganda Posters

• http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/uk.htm

IV. WWI• What other forms of propaganda besides

posters do you think there is?

• http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/overthere.htm

IV. WWI• F. Believing they could

win and bring a quick end to the war, the Germans began an offensive (an attack) to capture Paris

• The Germans knew that they would have to fight a two front war

• They believed they could quickly defeat France, then turn all their forces on Russia

• Schlieffen Plan

IV. WWI• G. However, new

American troops replenished the Allies and they were able to ultimately defeat Germany and the Central Powers in 1918

ClassworkMap Activity• Label the nations in #1• Color the countries depending on

their allegiances in the war• Show where the Western Front was• Answer the other questions• Use page 763 or WWI Map on my

useful links• Finish yesterday’s work once you’re

done

Optional AssignmentLove Letter• You are a soldier fighting in WWI.

Write a letter to a loved one of at least 7 sentences describing trench warfare

• Do this on the back of your map worksheet

Warm Up - Honors

• Should the losers of a war be forced to pay for damages they cost or should they be helped to their feet and reformed? Why?

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• Agenda– Notes/PowerPoint– Worksheet– Work on project– Exit Quiz

Warm Up

• How do you think the inventions of the Industrial Revolution changed the way WWI was fought?

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• Agenda– Notes/PowerPoint– Worksheet`– Work on project– Exit Quiz

Quick Review

• What are the four causes of WWI?

• What is nationalism?• What is propaganda?• Describe trench warfare• What form of government did

the Bolsheviks support?

V. Aftermath of WWI• Treaty of Versailles Video• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J31vkB4IdS0• What happened to Germany’s borders as a

result of WWI?• What did Germany have to do to pay for

the war?• Which leader was pleased with the treaty?• Based on what we’ve learned, do you think

Germany was responsible for WWI?• What might be a result of the Treaty of

Versailles?

V. Aftermath of WWI• A. After the war was

over, France and Britain wanted to punish Germany for the war

• B. The United States, however, wanted to create an organization that would work to prevent future wars

V. Aftermath of WWI• 1. Called the League

of Nations• C. Eventually, the

United States, France and Britain forced Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles

V. Aftermath of WWI• 1. The Treaty of Versailles

– Agreement that ended WWI and punished Germany

• 2. This treaty made Germany pay reparations – or payments to victorious nations because of the war

• How do you think the German people felt about this?

• 3. Winning nations also gained more land and took territory away from Germany and Austria – Hungary

V. Aftermath of WWI

• Map of changes after WWI

• http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome03/index.php

V. Aftermath of WWI• 4. Several new nations were created

from the Treaty of Versailles• Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland,

Czechoslovakia, Austria and Hungary• 5. This treaty would leave many

Germans angry and looking for revenge

To Be Continued...

Class work

Laptop•Go to useful links on my website and click on Versailles Map• Finish missing work once you’re done• Quiz corrections• Work on project

No Laptop• Page 779 in your textbook• Finish missing work once you’re done• Quiz corrections• Work on project

Warm Up

• Come up with two review questions to ask the class from your WWI notes

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Agenda– Movie: Flyboys (for classes making their goals)– Love Letters/Essay/Project (for classes falling short of goals)

Quiz on WWI

MONDAY

Warm Up - HONORS

• Come up with three review questions to ask the class from your WWI notes

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Agenda– Movie: Flyboys (for classes making their goals)– Love Letters/Essay/Project (for classes falling short of goals)

Quiz on WWI

MONDAY

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