PPT-Total casualties in France and Flanders 1914-1918

  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 220572 13009 3657 508 55689 78049. 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.. 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, . 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. “Some Damned Foolish Thing in the Balkans”. Why did a world war begin in 1914?. 1. Significance of the First World War. “Thirty Years War” – Europeans wage “war of all against all” (1914-45). 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. . Unit 4 Enduring Understandings. 1.. . Nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances propelled the industrialized nations of the world into a devastating and global conflict. .. 2. Advancements in technology changed the very nature of war. 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 . Unit 4 Enduring Understandings. 1.. . Nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances propelled the industrialized nations of the world into a devastating and global conflict. .. 2. Advancements in technology changed the very nature of war. July 28. th. 1914, Austria-Hungry declares war on Serbia.. July 29. th. , Great Britain warns Germany that it can not remain neutral. German troops cross into France.. August 1. st. to August 4. th.