PPT-WWI and Over-Production

1 The First World War completely devastated Europe Entire cities were destroyed farmlands were marred by trenches and artillery craters and close to nine million young men had been killed in the fighting The European economy lay in ruin but the extremely punitive war . 20 1027200 1048830 1054860 1081860 1126920 1137390 1180200 1192470 1229340 1282710 O7 826440 864840 882600 896730 922290 947580 976770 1005900 1035120 1126920 1204380 O6 612540 672960 717120 717120 719850 750720 754770 754770 797670 873510 918030 O5 Pop Quiz for Candy!. What were the MAIN causes of WWI?. What was the spark that started WWI?. What countries were in the Triple Alliance?. What countries were in the Triple Entente?. By the end of the war, what countries had joined the Allied powers? (Besides the original 3). Productive negotiations with Colombia. Winning the Spanish-American War. Sending US Marines to occupy Nicaragua. Supporting Panamanian independence from Colombia. The United States obtained the right to build a canal across Central America by. How . HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED. Presidential WWI Centenary . Commemorations Steering Committee. A Memorial College. “It will not only be a monument to the memory of the men who died so gloriously on the field of honor, but an inspiration to those who enter its portals, whether as teachers or pupils, to engage in the work of educational reconstruction with the same desire to win as animated those in whose honor and to whom immortal fame the building will be erected.”. “Dogfights”. Bombers. Zeppelins. “Aces”. The “Red Baron”. WWI at Sea. HMS Dreadnought. Battle of Jutland, 1916. Unterseebooten. (U-Boats). R. MS Lusitania, 1915. “Q-Ships”. “Convoys”. Post-WWI Age of Anxiety. Americas. Europe. Africa. Asia. Middle East. United States. congress does not agrees to join League of nations. Depression hits. Latin American cash crops fall in price. Spread of socialist and communist ideas . Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for the WWI and placed restrictions on Germany.. Germany’s government, the Weimar Republic couldn’t deal with Germany’s problems resulting from the treaty. People blamed the government for signing the treaty.. Important Terms. :. Fascism. Do Now:. What are some characteristics of life in a totalitarian state? . The Rise of . Dicators. in Europe . The Rise of Dictators. Widespread economic hardships caused by Great Depression contributed to the rise of dictators in Europe. The Coming of the Great War. There were a host of different long-term factors that led to the outbreak of WWI, including:. 1) Alliance systems. 2) Imperialism. 3) Militarism. 4) Nationalism. We will discuss them in this order, but the acronym M.A.I.N. is a good one to help you remember these long-term causes.. Evolution of Airpower. Early Uses of Airpower. Airpower in WWI. Early Airpower Theorists. Overview. Montgolfier Brothers flew first . hot air . balloon in 1783. Union and Confederate . armies used balloons . The Western Front. Germany’s plan didn’t work and France and Germany faced many months in a . Stalemate.. . Forced to settle in for the winter, both sides built trenches.. Trench Warfare. Trenches were like a maze stretching for miles.. Introduction. After WWI Europe was unstable.. The World, not just the United States, was trying to escape the Great Depression.. Fascist dictators took control of many governments.. The United States tried to stay neutral as European tensions rose. . Companion presentation to Economics of war lesson. Created By Megan berry, national . wwi. museum and memorial teacher fellow. Objectives. 1. . Explore financial savings concepts, including bonds. 2. Investigate the impact of war bonds on the economy. th. Century. Example Upton Sinclair. . Read “Tar Heel Talk” pp. 266-67 and answer Qs 1-5.. Think globally or in the U.S. about political corruption or scandal etc. that needs the hand of a muckraker to bring it to public attention. .