PPT-Total War HI136 History of Germany

Lecture 5 The July Crisis 28 June Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo 5 July Kaiser Wilhelm II offers Germanys unconditional support the blank cheque to AustriaHungary. Four possible outcomes…. Germany did start the war…it was all their fault. Germany was mainly responsible for the start of the war, but other countries should also be to blame. All of the major powers helped to start a war, they are all to blame in some way. Lecture 12. The Third Reich . At War. The Polish Campaign, 1-28 Sept. 1939. Source: R. Overy, . The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Third Reich. Blitzkrieg. Campaigns in western Europe and the Mediterranean,. Lecture 15. East Germany. Introduction. Debates over the history of the GDR – objective assessments are still difficult to arrive at.. Continuity with German history (especially with the Nazi period)?. Dr Michael Molkentin. Shellharbour Anglican College &. The University of New South Wales Canberra. Do you want this PowerPoint?. http://www.michaelmolkentin.com/resources/. In explaining the outcome of the Great War how important was the home front relative to the battle front?. Total War. The nations involved in World War I needed to commit to a strategy of . total war: channeling all of a nation. ’. s resources into a war effort . . to support a modern mechanized . war. Governments responded . The Rise of Nazism. WWI’s Effect on Germany. Germany had many problems after WWI:. Lost lands that contained valuable natural resources,. 2 ½ million Germans died,. 4 million were wounded,. Industry (factories) & farms in the country had been destroyed, and. 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. Period after WWII is referred to as the Cold War. : the tense relationship between capitalism (mainly the USA) and communism (Soviet Union). Postwar (after WWII) discussions were . postponed as long as possible. 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 . I can examine Germany’s history (key events and people) and identify its form of government. (7.4.1) . I can identify Germany’s economic contributions worldwide. (7.2.1). Directions. : Make sure to make 4 sections for your notes: 1) geography, 2) History (. 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. Lecture 2. The Franco-Prussian War (1870-71): primacy of domestic policy. War with France created an huge upsurge in German national feeling – popular pressure in the South German states to transform the wartime alliance into a permanent union.. Lecture 4. The Army and German Society. The garrison was the centre of social life in Imperial Germany.. The German Army was made up of conscripts – every male between the ages of 17 and 45 was eligible for military service.. Lecture . 14. West . Germany. The Basic Law. Based on 4 key principles:. The rule of law. Democratic participation for all. Federalism. Social welfare. Established the Federal Republic of Germany as a federal parliamentary democracy with separation...