PPT-The Great War

917 WWI Satirical Maps Map Explanation in the words of the artist Keith Thompson The Clanker Powers Germany is a massive military machine with weapons aimed outwards to all surrounding countries It points threateningly at Britain not so much as a sign of direct aggression but more as an indicator that it was now Germanys turn to start a grand global Empire to challenge the worlds current one . brPage 1br 9 Great Grandmother 10 Great Grandfather 11 Great Grandmother 12 Great Grandfather 13 Great Grandmother 14 Great Grandfather 8 Great Grandfather 15 Great Grandmother 4 Grandf Essential Question: Why did Poland collapse so fast?. September 1, 1939. Hitler led a surprise attack at dawn on Poland. . Planes invaded Polish airspace, raining bombs and terror. . German tanks and 1.5 million troops invaded the Polish border. . Sec. 1: Marching Toward War. Background. - By 1900, most of Europe had been at peace for nearly 30 years. Many peace organizations were active and some Europeans believed that the progress gained had made war a thing of the past. But beneath all of the goodwill, tensions were rising.. The Major Powers on the eve of the War. The Decline of the Age of Empires:. The Great Powers Before 1914. Germany. Great Britain. France. The Russian Empire. Austria-Hungary. Germany. T. he leader of Germany was Kaiser . As Robert Graves notes in Chapter 10, Britain was flooded with stories and images of German atrocities in Belgium immediately after the outbreak of war. Propaganda was crucial for Britain’s war effort, because it relied until 1916 on a volunteer army. See:. The Romanovs. The . Russian Revolution . in 1917 ends their participation in the Great War.. End of the Russian Empire and the birth of Communist Russia…. The Soviet Union. US Response. The United States Remained . Lets keep this final push up!. The Great War:. Stalemate 1914-1917. Outdated battle strategy, especially, by the French made the war very bloody. Believed spirit would win the battle . Germany was on the brink of winning the war at the very start . the Americans did have just cause for a war with the British. War of 1812. The Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) . British adopted policies that angered the Americans. Napoleon ordered a blockade (the Berlin Decree) to cripple British trade by closing French controlled ports to British ships.. 5 Steps to War in Europe. Sarajevo, June 28, 1914: . A Serbian terrorist assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand—the heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire—and his wife. 5 Steps to War in Europe. 2. . I Can:. Identify & analyze the causes & significant events of World War I & their impact.. Evaluate the impact of the Treaty of Versailles.. 2. The First World War:. When?. . 3. War involving nearly all the nations of the world. Chapters 22-25 . History Alive!. , Ch. 11 . Americans. History Alive!.  . Ch. . 22: From Neutrality to War . p. . 283-291. “Was it in the national interest of the US to stay neutral or declare war in 1917?”. Chapter . 10 . Section . 1. Get to know…. Name. One interesting thing about you. How do you think you learn the best?. The Great War. Why was it called “The Great War” instead of World War I?. WWI Facts. M – . Militarism. : Fascination with war and a strong military. A – . Alliances. : Agreements among varying nations to help each other out. I – . Imperialism. : Building empires and competition for markets. Who is responsible for enforcing the conditions set forth in the Treaty of Versailles?. The United States and Great Britain assume policy of . isolation. Ineffectual League of Nations. Formation of the .