Effects and results of the First World War

9/11 & 9/12DO NOW: Take out homework assignment I will check at your desk!!!!Agenda :1) Effects and results of the First World War Notes2) ReviewEffects and results of the First World WarWhat were the main long term causes of WWI?

MilitarismAlliancesNationalismImperialism Industrial RevolutionGrowing PopulationsEmpire Expansion

What were the main short term causes of WWI?

Bosnian CrisisBalkan WarsAssassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Imperial Rivalry in Morocco July Crisis / MobilizatonWhat was the nature of the war from 1914- 1918?

Schlieffen PlanEncirclement Invasion of BelgiumCharacteristics of war technology / trench warfare / no mans land / stalemate / Battle of SommeGenerals using tactics that were outdated

For what reasons did the US get involved in WWI?

Unrestricted Submarine WarfareSinking of the Lusitania May 4 1915 boat war carrying 4000 cases of ammunition Zimmerman TelegramRussian Revolution

Why did Germany fail in WWI?

Turkey (Ottoman Empire) defeated by BritainAustria defeated by ItalyAllied naval blockadeArrival of American troops and equipmentGerman high command lost confidenceWoodrow Wilson offers peace plan

What impact did the war have in provoking resistance and revolution?

David Lloyd George taking over in BritainRussian Revolution Russian troops leaving the front linesGerman navy refusing to take orders at the end of the warFrench ability and willingness to fight in WWII due to heavy casualtiesEffects & Results of the First World WarMillions of people died resulting in a dramatic effect on the nations involved and the people left behindPolitical boundaries changedEmergence of extreme right and left wing regimes Social changes attitude in womenAttitude toward humanity

What political and territorial changes resulted from the First World WarGermany saw abdication of the Kaiser in Nov. 1918 = establishment of first lasting republican democracy in GermanyRussia experienced two revolutions = first communist state which would be led by Trotsky and Lenin and last until 1991Austro Hungarian Empire fell apartFrench Republic survived by faced instabilityBritish Empire survived but faced growing nationalism in its colonies

Europe Pre & Post WWI

What major changes do these maps show?Do you think the territorial changes shown here were good for European stability?Winners and LosersCountries with support of the victorious powers gained independencePolandCzechoslovakia New states of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, & Finland were freed from Russian controlSouthern slavs got a federation, dominated by Serbia called YugoslaviaTurkey lost lands to Arabia Italy gained some lands but not allAustria & Hungary became independent of one anotherGermany lost land in the east and Alsace & LorraineJapan only found itself able to rule new territories it had gained in China ChangesEconomic Trading routes were dislocated by war with its blockadesSevere inflation rise in pricesLoss of men meant a shortage of labourAgricultureAfter war world needed to get back to a peacetime economyAgriculture had produced so much worldwide during the war but was not needed after the war leaving a gapIndustry heavy industry (steel production) at a peak during warnot needed after the war leading to high unemployment Social ChangesWomenMore women were needed for the workplace to keep up production levelsWomen gained confidence with greater participation in the national effort War brought freedom and mobility for womenIdea of a fairer societyRussian communism, Chinese Marxism, Nazi nationalism, and Italian fascism belief in a corporate state in which all classes and sectors of the economy work together