TheThe““SparkSpark””

TheThe““SparkSpark””

Europe in 1914Europe in 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

The Assassination: SarajevoThe Assassination: Sarajevo

The Assassin: The Assassin:

GavriloPrincipGavriloPrincip

Who’s To Blame?Who’s To Blame?

Two Armed Camps!Two Armed Camps!Allied PowersAllied Powers::Allied PowersAllied Powers:: Central PowersCentral Powers::Central PowersCentral Powers::

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A Multi-Front WarA Multi-Front War

The War of theThe War of theIndustrial Industrial Revolution:Revolution:

NewNewTechnologyTechnology

The War of theThe War of theIndustrial Industrial Revolution:Revolution:

NewNewTechnologyTechnology

War Is HELL !!War Is HELL !!

Poison GasPoison Gas

Machine GunMachine Gun

FlameThrowers

FlameThrowers

GrenadeLaunchersGrenade

Launchers

Krupp’s “Big Bertha” GunKrupp’s “Big Bertha” Gun

Trench WarfareTrench Warfare““No ManNo Man’’s s

LandLand””““No ManNo Man’’s s

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Trench WarfareTrench Warfare

British Tank at YpresBritish Tank at Ypres

U-BoatsU-Boats

Allied Ships Sunk by U-BoatsAllied Ships Sunk by U-Boats

The AirplaneThe Airplane

“Squadron Over the Brenta”Max Edler von Poosch, 1917“Squadron Over the Brenta”Max Edler von Poosch, 1917

Curtis-Martin U. S. Aircraft Plant

Curtis-Martin U. S. Aircraft Plant

The ZeppelinThe Zeppelin

Sacrifices in WarSacrifices in War

9,000,000 Dead9,000,000 Dead9,000,000 Dead9,000,000 Dead

World War I CasualtiesWorld War I Casualties

The U.S. and WWIThe U.S. and WWIFive Reasons Why the U.S. Joins the WarFive Reasons Why the U.S. Joins the War

Reason 1: Unrestricted Submarine Reason 1: Unrestricted Submarine Campaign Campaign

During World War I, the U.S. heavily During World War I, the U.S. heavily supported Britain and France with supported Britain and France with loans, equipment, and weapons…loans, equipment, and weapons…

• The British blockade German The British blockade German ports (causes starvation), so ports (causes starvation), so Germany uses U-boats to Germany uses U-boats to sink sink __________________________________________________

• ____________ – Germany ____________ – Germany warns ships before sinkingwarns ships before sinking

Much of this was sent on British Much of this was sent on British cargo vessels and some was cargo vessels and some was even sent on passenger even sent on passenger shipsships

The Lusitania on its final voyage

U-Boats and the Sinking of the U-Boats and the Sinking of the LusitaniaLusitania

• The Germans realized The Germans realized this and announced this and announced they were going to they were going to ___________ without ___________ without warning warning

They even posted _____ They even posted _____ in the paper warning in the paper warning AmericanAmerican’’s that they s that they were traveling were traveling towards a war zone towards a war zone and risked ________and risked ________

Americans were outraged that _____________ died in this incident. Germany charged the ship was carrying weapon supplies, which turned out to be ___________

Reason 2: Economic MotivesReason 2: Economic MotivesDuring World War I, the U.S. heavily supported Britain and During World War I, the U.S. heavily supported Britain and FranceFrance’’s war effort with loans…s war effort with loans…

– U.S. loaned the _______________ billion U.S. loaned the _______________ billion during the course of the warduring the course of the war

– After Russia withdraws, the Allies told After Russia withdraws, the Allies told Pres. Wilson they will __________ Pres. Wilson they will __________ without U.S. involvement ( and therefore without U.S. involvement ( and therefore have no $$$ to pay U.S. back!)have no $$$ to pay U.S. back!)

– A declaration of war followed shortly A declaration of war followed shortly thereafter…thereafter…

Reason 3: PropagandaReason 3: Propaganda

Propaganda is___________Propaganda is___________

– At the beginning of the At the beginning of the war, the German war, the German telegraph line is cut by telegraph line is cut by the British Navy the British Navy

– For the rest of the war, For the rest of the war, American information American information comes from Britaincomes from Britain

Reason 4: the Reason 4: the Zimmerman Zimmerman

Telegram Telegram (Received Feb (Received Feb 21, 1917, dated Jan 19)21, 1917, dated Jan 19)

• The Zimmerman Telegram The Zimmerman Telegram was a telegram from was a telegram from ___________ asking Mexico ___________ asking Mexico to join the war against the to join the war against the U.S. U.S.

• In exchange, Germany In exchange, Germany would help them get back would help them get back territory lost to the U.S. in territory lost to the U.S. in 18481848

• Many Americans feared Many Americans feared EuropeEurope’’s war may come to s war may come to ______________________

The Zimmerman Telegram

Reason 5: Russia Withdraws from Reason 5: Russia Withdraws from WWI (Nov, 1917)WWI (Nov, 1917)

After losing millions of men, the people ofAfter losing millions of men, the people of

Russia began to protest their role in WWI.Russia began to protest their role in WWI.

Russia also had many economic problems,Russia also had many economic problems,

causing many people to call for a revolution...causing many people to call for a revolution...– Germany smuggled Vladimir Lenin Germany smuggled Vladimir Lenin

back into Russia on a train to start a back into Russia on a train to start a revolutionrevolution

– Russia signed a peace treaty with Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers the Central Powers

– The result was Germany could focus The result was Germany could focus all of its muscle towards the western all of its muscle towards the western frontfront