PPT-Total War, 1914-1918

HI290 History of Germany Factors leading up to the war Wilhelminian Weltpolitik with its blunders and sense of entitlement System of alliances Entente CordialeTriple Entente Russia France . WWI . THE GREAT WAR. The Real Face of War.... M – . Militarism. : the policy of the government making the military very strong. . A – . Alliances system. : where countries make agreements that if they are attacked the friendly country will help them.. HI136 History of Germany. Lecture 5. The July Crisis. 28 June:. Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo.. 5 July:. Kaiser Wilhelm II offers Germany’s unconditional support (the ‘blank cheque’) to Austria-Hungary.. American Playwright, 1888-1953. Eugene Gladstone O'Neill. (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and . Nobel laureate. in . Literature. . His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of . The Fighting Forces 1914 - 1918 Shetland Companies, Gordon Highlanders on parade 2 The First World War in Shetland: The Fighting Forces Contents Outbreak of War page 3 Joining Up - Volunteers page  . Year. Average strength of BEF in France and Flanders. Killed. Died of Wounds. Died of disease or injury (not battle related). Wounded. Sick or injured. 1914. 220,572. 13,009. 3,657. 508. 55,689. 78,049. HI290- History of Germany. Factors leading up to the war:. Wilhelminian. . Weltpolitik. . with its blunders and sense of entitlement. System of alliances; Entente Cordiale/Triple Entente (Russia, France, . How the War was Fought. Marching Off to War. 1. When war was declared, nations had to . mobilize. their military. Mobilization meant…. Gathering of soldiers, equipment, & weapons . to prepare for war. An Obscene Number of Men Die and/or Write Poems For Reasons That Historians Still Can’t Quite Explain.. Causes of World War I. Your guess is as good as mine. Common answer: While in Bosnia, Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was shot by a Serbian nationalist.. Want this PowerPoint?. www.michaelmolkentin.com. In explaining the outcome of the Great War how important was the home front relative to the battle front?. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. What?. Total war is the commitment of a nation’s entire human and material resources to the attainment of victory in an armed conflict. . First . World War 1914–18. Australian troops in the Turkish Lone Pine . trenches.. Australia's . early involvement in the Great War included the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force landing at . The Great War: World War I. The War to End All Wars. “. The lamps have gone out all over Europe and we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.. ”. . - British Prime Minister Lord Grey. Traditional European . Many historians today regard Imperial Germany as the aggressor in 1914, but almost all Germans BELIEVED at first that they were fighting a legitimate war of national defense against Russian aggression. . First . World War 1914–18. Australian troops in the Turkish Lone Pine . trenches.. Australia's . early involvement in the Great War included the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force landing at . Lecture 5. The July Crisis. 28 June:. Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo.. 5 July:. Kaiser Wilhelm II offers Germany’s unconditional support (the ‘blank cheque’) to Austria-Hungary..