PPT-World War I 1914-1918 THE GREAT WAR

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. How did World War 1 Start. World War 1 started in 1914.There was a lot of tension between the European . contries. and it was only going to take a small trigger to start a war. That came in 1914 when a duke/prince called Franz Ferdinand was . Do Now: What do you know about . the start of WWI?. The Great War. "The Great War was without precedent ... never had so many nations taken up arms at a single time. Never had the battlefield been so vast… never had the fighting been so gruesome... 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:. Bosnia and Serbia. The Assassination that Triggered the War. Austria Declares War on Serbia. The Consequences of Austria’s Declaration. of War. Return to Table of Contents. 2. The Assassination that Triggered the 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.. 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. Causes of the War. Historians have traditionally cited four long-term causes of the First World War. NATIONALISM. – a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation. IMPERIALISM. . – Economic and political control over weaker nations. “. Wilsonian. ” Foreign Policy. Progressives set out to “reform” the world.. “Like a troubled man angered by his own uncertainty, the country aggressively demanded international conformity to democratic goals it now believed might be slipping out of domestic reach.” . 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 . Key concept . World War I and its aftermath intensified debate about America’s role in the world and how best to achieve national security and protect the nation’s interest. . Mobilization. “Liberty pups”. World War I “The Great War” 1914-1918 Involved 30 nations / 6 continents Central Powers - Germany, A-H v. Allies - GB, France & Russia 15 million killed 80% deaths caused from disease, starvation & wounds Endell. Street Military Hospital – Staff . The end of the war at . Endell. Street Hospital. Operations and treatment of patients were going on as normal when the war ended. . When the news spread, some of the staff rushed out to buy cakes and chocolate for the soldiers and doctors and nurses..