Review Questions Whos death began W orld W ar 1 What type of warfare was characteristic of the Western Front What country pulled out of the war in 1917 signing the Treaty of BrestLitovsk ID: 260316
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World War 1 and the Rise of NationalismSlide2
Review Questions
Who’s death began
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W
ar 1?
What type of warfare was characteristic of the Western Front?
What country pulled out of the war in 1917, signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
What was the treaty that ended World War 1, but satisfied no one?
Which area was the only country to gain independence after the war, though many tried?Slide3
People and Places
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Woodrow Wilson
Mohandas Gandhi
Mustafa Kemal(Ataturk)SarajevoWestern FrontEastern FrontSlide4
Rising Tensions
6.2.4
Rise of Germany caused the
Triple Alliance (Central Powers)
and
Triple Entente
to form
Imperialist rivalries over the few remaining colonies
Intense arms race, particularly in the navies
Nationalistic jingoism
Leaders sought diplomatic success to distract from social issues at home
War was good for businessSlide5
Balkans to Belgium
Rival claims over Bosnia causes Serbian Gavriel Princip to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Encouraged by Germany, Austria sends demands Serbia, who calls Russia
Germany uses their plan and attacks France through Belgium
Britain comes in for Belgium and makes the war globalInept diplomacy and excitement fed the fire
6.2.4Slide6
Alliances
And of course their colonies were forced to fight as well…
6.3.2Slide7
Trench Warfare Terror
Characteristic of Western front in northern France
Over the top in suicidal charges by old-fashioned generals
Machine guns and barbed wire
Poisonous gas
New technology like tanks and planes
Battles like the Somme, Verdun, and Ypres accomplished nothing but death
Very demoralizing for troops at the front
6.1.3Slide8
War is Hell
6.1.3Slide9
New Technology
6.1.3Slide10
Eastern Front
Germany demolishes Russia, Russia beats up Austria-Hungary, and Austria-Hungary trounces Italy and Serbia
Inept and corrupt generals dispatch poorly trained, multi-ethnic armies to their deaths
Steady advance by Germany results in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
More mobility, less trench warfare6.2.1Slide11
Home Fronts
Civilians were more committed to the war effort than the soldiers
Rationing and government control of industry
Increased executive control over parliaments, especially the General Staff in Germany
PropagandaLabor protests in Moscow and Berlin because of shortagesFactory work and benefits for women
6.2.4