PPT-Germany After WWI

History 12 Ms Leslie Country devastated after WWI The population was starving due to British blockades the navy mutinied and people rioted in the streets The Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated his throne on November 9 1918 and ran off to Holland. 1867. Causes of World War I. -. M. A. N. I. A. ilitarism. . – policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war . lliances. - . agreements between nations to aid and protect one another. 1900-1920. Chelsea Bell. Southern Methodist University. MSA 3325. Spring 2013. Gowns by Paul . Poiret. , 1912. The Edwardian Period and WWI: 1900-1920. Historical Background. 1900-1920. England. France. EAT IT. WWI: Causes, Effects and Unresolved Issues. Document one illustrates the growing tensions amongst the between France and Prussia over territories like Alsace and Lorraine in addition to other European tensions and growing alliances. Road to War. Nation state- . an independent state inhabited by all the people of one nation and one nation only.. 1.Nationalism- . unique culture identity of a people. . Liberals believed that if states were organized along national lines there would be peace.. . ALLIES. Serbia. Russia . France. Great Britain. Italy. (Later the United States). CENTRAL POWERS. Austria-Hungry. Germany. Ottoman Empire. World War I. THE GREAT WAR. 1914 -1918. AIM. History 12 Ms Leslie. Country devastated after WWI. The population was starving due to British blockades, the navy mutinied and people rioted in the streets. . The Kaiser, Wilhelm II, abdicated his throne on November 9, 1918, to make way for the Weimar republic. . “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”. Global Conflict Investigation. Using books or iPads (books are easier). You will be given 35 minutes to complete . WWI Ends Notes. John Green WWI. iPad Investigations. Today you (or you and a partner, group of 3 or 4) will investigate a series of important events that took place in WWI.. Wilhelm II. Wilhelm was crowned as King Of Prussia and Emperor of Germany at the age of 29. . This made him 3. rd. Emperor of Germany and 9. th. King of Prussia.. Wilhelm going to the throne. Wilhelm rejected the Chancellor of Germany, Otto von Bismarck’s foreign policy. . 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. M-Militarism. A-Alliances. I-Imperialism. N-Nationalism. Causes of WWI. Militarism. Many of Europe’s countries competed to have the largest military. Having a large military made each country think they could never lose.. 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.. The Treaty of Versailles wasn’t fair…. The world-wide Great Depression made matters far worse. When people get desperate they are more willing to believe that a single person can solve their problems, dictators often seem like easy answers.. WWI . Pt. 2. New Technology and US in the War. New Technology. Lots of new technology and new weapons were used during WWI that changed the way wars were fought. Mechanization of warfare for WWI lead to cheaper, faster production of weapons.