The main Causes of World War I M - Militarism A - Alliances I -
Imperialism N - Nationalism
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Militarism Military Power (This was a HIGH priority for
governments) Keeping a large army that is always ready for war.
Arms race for military technology
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alliances Alliances Countries that agree to work with each
other and have each others backs; such as, friends.
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Imperialism European competition for colonies Search for
colonies would sometimes lead to small wars Led to rivalries and
mistrust amongst the counties. Did not know who you could trust and
who was not in it for your land or money.
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Nationalism Strong Dedication to ones nation Competition and
rivalry would develop between European nations for colonies and
markets.
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How long will the war last? 1914-1918
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June 28 th 1914 The shot heard around the world. Archduke Franz
Ferdinand would travel to Sarajevo and would be assassinated along
with his pregnant wife.
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Franz Ferdinand Video http://www.history.com/this-day-in-
history/archduke-franz-ferdinand-assassinated
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-
history/archduke-franz-ferdinand-assassinated
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The facts about franz ferdinand Archduke Franz Ferdinand was
the Archduke of Austria-Hungary On June 28 th ; which was also
Ferdinands wedding anniversary, him and his pregnant wife Sophie
traveled to Sarajevo in an open car.
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Continued A Serbian Nationalist and member of the Black Hand
terrorist group threw a bomb at their car. It hit their car but it
bounced off and wounded a security guard. Later that day another
member of the Black Hand terrorist group was right next to their
car and fired into it with a gun hitting Franz Ferdinand and
Sophie.
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How would the war start? Austria-Hungary declares war on
Serbia. Why? Serbian terrorist group just assassinated their
Archduke and his pregnant wife. Alliances will start to form!
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Alliances throughout the entire war!!! Austria-Hungary declared
war on Serbia. Russia will declare war on Austria-Hungary since
they are friends with Serbia. Germany will declare war on Russia
since Germany is friends with Austria- Hungary. France will jump in
and joins with Russia since they have an alliance. Germany will
declare war on France. England will Declare war on Germany and
Austria Hungary after Germany crosses into Belgium after being
warned not to since they are neutral. England has an alliance with
Belgium
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Alliances Triple Alliance Triple Entente Germany
Austria-Hungary Italy England France Russia Serbia
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Technology Game
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WHAT IS THAT????? Lets see who can figure out what each picture
is!!!
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Camera man Up until 1916, taking photographs on the front line
was banned in case they helped the enemy to find out secrets. From
1916, British official photographers were appointed by the army to
take photographs and moving film on the front line.
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Tank! Britain used tanks in battle for the first time on 15
September 1916. By the summer of 1918 they were commonly used on
the front line. Britain produced around 2,600 tanks during World
War One.
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Morse code signal A man, or group of men, would be based at a
signal post close to the front line. They would use a light signal;
a light or mirror which was held up to send messages in Morse code
back to base. The men operating signaling posts would watch the
battle and report what they saw.
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Airplane Airplanes were very recent inventions when World War
One broke out. As aircraft technology developed, planes became very
important to the war. France only had 140 aircraft when war began
but by the end of it, they had used around 4,500.
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Conflicts which took place on the sea were known as naval
battles. These mainly took place in the North Sea (between Great
Britain and the rest of Western Europe) and the Atlantic. There
were also battles in the Black Sea, Baltic Sea and the
Mediterranean Sea.
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Pistol The pistol was a small hand-held gun. They were strong
and powerful weapons. Unlike rifles, pistols were compact and
suited the cramped conditions found in trenches, tanks and
planes.
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Field Guns Field guns fired shells that exploded when they hit
something. They were large and complicated weapons to operate. They
could fire shells as far as seven kilometers and had to be placed
on a flat surface. It was often difficult to find a good position
for the guns because the battle field was uneven and muddy. Each
field gun needed a team of between four and six men to operate
them.
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Shrapnel Shells & Grenades Shrapnel shells contained lots
of little bits of metal or bullets which were fired out at great
speed when the shell burst. Shrapnel could inflict great damage to
people, animals and equipment. Grenades (a small bomb thrown by
hand) were used to clear dug- outs and were also thrown into
trenches. Most grenades had a delay of five or five-and-a-half
seconds before they exploded.
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Gas Mask / Poisonous gas Poisonous gas was used as a weapon in
WW1. Gas could affect a person's sight and breathing in just a few
minutes so protective masks were given to all soldiers. As shown in
the photograph, many working horses and mules also wore gas masks.
These were specially designed for them during the war.
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Telephone This was a telephone used by soldiers to communicate
between trenches. It had a keypad for tapping out Morse code and a
handset. Trench phones also had a second earpiece so another
soldier could listen to the conversation
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Rifle Almost every soldier had his own rifle. It could fire 15
rounds in under a minute and reach a target over a 1,000 meters
away. Sometimes a bayonet (a sword-like blade) was fixed to rifles
and used for one-on-one fighting. Some soldiers also used their
bayonet to open tin cans and scrape mud off their boots.
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Machine Gun Machine guns were very big and heavy and needed up
to six people to operate them. They were placed all along the
Western Front. Machine guns fired up to 600 bullets in a minute and
were very dangerous. Many soldiers dreaded the enemy soldiers who
operated machine guns more than anyone else.
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Trench Warfare Trench warfare, warfare in which opposing armed
forces attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent
systems of trenches dug into the ground. The opposing systems of
trenches are usually close to one another. Trench warfare is
resorted to when the superior firepower of the defense compels the
opposing forces to dig in so extensively as to sacrifice their
mobility in order to gain protection. Trenches started before the
American Civil War (1861-1865), but did not reach its peak until
World War I (1914-1918).
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WHEN WAS THAT Invented? Put the technology in order of which
one was used first in World War I. First team to get it gets a
prize