PPT-AIM: Why and how did World War I begin in 1914?

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. 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 . 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.. 29.2. Setting the Stage. 1914 Europe is . divided. (Triple Entente &Triple Alliance). A-H declared war against . Serbia. Countries took sides. One of the . largest . most destructive wars in history. 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, . I. Military Planning. The Ideology of the Offensive. Plans: Prepare for future war. Count on speed and overwhelming force. Detailed. I. Military Planning. C. The Schlieffen Plan: 1905. 1. Two Front War for Germany. L/O – To identify the long-term causes of the First World War. What was the ‘Great War’?. In every village and town in . Europe, . you will find . evidence. of the . Great War.. It was called the Great War because the world had never experienced such a . Slideshow of images and information about artefacts from Gunnersbury’s First World War Collections. Tin of Mustard Leaves. Object No.. . . 89.39/26b . Name: . Tin of Mustard Leaves. Period: . 1914-18. “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). . Lesson 1 . World War I Begins . Learning Objectives. Describe how imperialism, nationalism, and militarism pushed Europe closer to war.. Identify the key event that sparked World War I.. Trace how the alliance system drew nations into the war.. Background. Soon after the war began in 1914, president Woodrow Wilson declared a policy of . neutrality. . The United States would . not. take sides in the conflict. . Recall: what were the M.A.I.N causes of WWI?. 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. It was a global military conflict that took place mainly in Europe between 1914 & 1918.. It was a . total war. which left great devastation, millions dead and shaped the modern world.. World War I created a decisive break with the old world order that had emerged after the Napoleonic Wars. The results of World War I would be important factors in the development of World War II; 21 years later. 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. . Objectives: . Examine and explain links between the war and medical progress. What difficulties did the British army face treating the wounded?. Assess the impact of the First World War on surgery and medicine..