lWorld War I lBartlett High School lWorld History lMr. Pahl
lOverview
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lVOCABULARYo
lOVERVIEW OF WARo
lBeginningo
lThe two sides, allianceso
lNature of War, new weaponryo
lTREATY OF VERSAILLESo
lMAPS-GEOGRAPHYlCAUSES
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lFrench-German
lPanSlavism
lBalkans: Ottoman Empire, A-H, Serbia aggressiveo
lImperialismo
lMilitarismo
lAlliances…treaties…increased tensionso
l Central Powers: A-H, Germ, Italy, Bulg, Otto
l v . The Allies: Britain, France, RussialVOCABULARY
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lb. autonomyo
lc. reparationo
ld. ultimatumlDominoes Fall-Beginning of War
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lA murder with millions of victimso
lA-H declared war on Serbiao
lGermany gives assurances to A-Ho
lSerbia sought help from Russiao
lRussia went to its ally Franceo
lGermany declares war on Franceo
lGermany attacks Belgium (Schlieefen Plan)o
lBritain declares war on Germanyo
lGermany signs treaty with Ottoman EmpirelGeography of War
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lVerdun (France holding back Germ), _ million deado
lAllied offensive at Somme Rivero
lTannenburg – E Fronto
lBulgaria helps defeat Serbiao
lColonies…Japan takes German outposts in China and Pacifico
lDardanelles-Allies withdrew after 200KlNature of the War
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lTrench warfareo
lNew Weapons
lGas
lMachine Guns
lTanks
lSubmaries
lPlaneslTwo Big Players
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lRussia – what caused them to leave?lThe 14 points
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lFreedom of seas, tradeo
lReduction of armso
lSelf DeterminationlNov 11, 1918 Armistice
Costs of War
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l10-20 million dead in war
l20 million – 1918 flu worldwideo
lBillions $ in War Costs
lBritain – 50
lGermany – 47
lFrance - 28lThe Treaty of Versailles
lGERMANY
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lIt also required Germany to return the region of Alsace-Lorraine to Franceo
land to pay reparations, or war damages, amounting to $33 billion to the Allies.lMore Versailles
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l5 Mandates from Ottoman Empire to France and Great Britain luntil the areas were ready for self-rule and then independence.lTHE TREATY’S WEAKNESSES
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lthe treaty humiliated Germany.o
lFurthermore, there was no way Germany could pay the huge financial reparations.o
lMore Flawso
lRussia was excluded from the peace conference; it lost more territory than Germany did.o
lThe Soviet Union became determined to regain its former territory.o
lFinally, the treaty ignored claims of colonized people for self-determinationlLegacy of the War
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lVersailles seemed to settle nothing; hatred by some Germans, like Adolph Hitler