World War 11914-1918

Alliance

Alliance•When nations become friends

Nationalism

Nationalism•Love for your country

Total War

Total War•Attacking civilians in war

Artillery

Artillery•Huge cannons

Militarism

Militarism•The buildup of armies and navies

The two alliances

Serbia assassinates the next emperor of Austria

America joins allies in 1817.

Winners: The Allies

Over 10 million dead!

Machine Guns

Trench Warfare

Trench Warfare•Large ditches for soldiers to hide in for protection

•No man’s land: in between enemy trenches

•Barbed wire and mines in between no man’s land

•Trenches protected from artillery, but loud

explosions kept soldiers up at night

•Trenches were always wet or frozen

•Major rat and fly problem

•Dead bodies had to stay in the trenches