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World War I - Introduction. What do you already know?. From World War I. Manfred von Richthofen – German pilot with 80 victories in a wooden and fabric airplane French called him “le petit rouge”. From World War I. Red Baron (not pizza!). From World War I. Do they look the same?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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World War I - Introduction
What do you already know?
From World War I Manfred von
Richthofen – German pilot with 80 victories in a wooden and fabric airplane
French called him “le petit rouge”
From World War I Red Baron
(not pizza!)
From World War I
Do they look the same?
From World War I
What about these two?
From World War I
Snoopy vs. The Red Baron
From World War I
Armistice Day Now Known as
Veteran’s Day
From World War I
Daylight SavingsTime
World War I
The War to End All Wars…
WWI While Americans are improving life
(inventions, urbanization and reforming), Europeans are fighting among each other
4 Main Causes of WWI
MAIN Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
Militarism
The build up of armies, navies and weaponry
Imperialist nations had to defend their colonies and possibly gain more territory.
Militarism
Militarism
Militarism
Alliances
Created to protect national security and provide aide in the event of an attack.
Help watch each other’s back!
Alliances
Imperialism
Think . . .
What do you remember about it from the last unit?
Imperialism
Dividing up areas of the world among the more powerful countries
European powers competed with each other for raw materials and colonies
This map shows Africa in 1914 and shows how much land the major nations had taken over.
BRITAIN FRANCE GERMANY ITALY BELGIUM
Imperialism
Nationalism
EXTREME PATRIOTISM: Belief that one’s country is better than others
A superiority complex!
Nationalism
Nationalism
Nationalism also expressed as
Nations who wanted back land that had natives living there (France and Russia)
Areas that wanted to gain national independence from countries that had engulfed their culture (Czechs and Poles)
Nationalism
Ethnic Map of Europe in 1914
Question to Ponder . . .
What are the long-term and short-term causes that can lead to war?
4 Main Causes of WWI
MAIN Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
Europe is a Powder Keg!
MilitarismAlliancesImperialismNationalism
The Tragedy Starts with A Love Story
The Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
and Family
Sarajevo – June 28th 1914
The Black Hand
Serbian terrorist organization
Sent a small group of teenage operatives to assassinate the Archduke!
Archduke Franz Ferdinand's arrival at the Town Hall on 28 June 1914
June 28th, 1914
June 28, 1914
The Wrong Turn!
Gavrilo Princip
1914 - 1918
And the Archduke and Sophie?
