A Global Conflict
World War I was a new kind of war due to the technologies developed and used.
War affects the world
War affects the home front
The Allies Win The War
What effect did the Russian Revolution have on Russia’s role in World War I?
How did the surrender of the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria and the revolution in Austria-Hungary lead to the end of World War I?
The United States finally entered the war and gave the Allies new hope for victory.
When the United States joined the Allies, the war had been going on for almost 3 years.
Europe lost a lot of men in the battle, more men in the battle than in all the wars of the last 3 centuries.
To have supply in Russia to stock up and be able to keep fighting
1917 is filled with civil unrest from the people of Russia as they were quickly running out of food and fuel
Why did the Allies want to establish a supply line to Russia?
This new tech also left behind landscapes of death and a ton of destruction.
The Great War, as the conflict came to be known, affected not only a few people, but everyone.
Some of this technology would be tanks, airplanes, flamethrowers, mortar, artillery , poison gas, and the Zeppelin. All of which changed the game of war, whether it be. a little or a lot.
The war had taken the lives of millions and had changed countless lives forever.
Governments Wage Total war
As WW1 changed and became the total war, countries devoted all their resources to the war effort.
What strategies new to World War I probably contributed to the destruction of homes, villages and farms?
Because of the Tanks, airplanes, mortars, flamethrowers, and the poison gas, it caused damage to the landscapes which could be farms. Plus with flamethrowers, tanks, planes, and mortars they could end up hitting some buildings.
A new government was put in place to help Russia recover, and they pledged to stay in the war
8 months later revolution strikes Russia and Vladimir Ilyich Lenin takes power
However after losing nearly 5.5 million soldiers they where forced to back out of the fight
Both sides of the war paid a massive price, and the price was death. Germany and Russia being the ones that paid the most.
Germany, Austria, Russia, and France, the entire force of government was dedicated to winning the conflict.
the wartime government took control of the economy. Governments told factories what to produce and how much.
Due to the amount of suffering resulting from the great war, many western society were impacted by it as well. The sense of disillusionment came over the survivors.
facilities were converted to munitions factories.
Nearly every able-bodied civilian was put to work. Unemployment in many European countries all but disappeared.
The Dardanelles straits began in February 1915 it was know as the Gaillipoil Campaign
Russia was already low on resources and troops however after the revolution when Vladimir Lenin seized power he forced Russia out of the war.
Shortly after Russia signs a peace treaty with Germany
Although soon the peace treaty was created, and one of the reasons why it was created was to give everyone a sense of safety.
many goods were in short supply that governments turned to rationing.
Governments also suppressed antiwar activity, sometimes forcibly.
people could buy only small amounts of those items that were also needed for the war effort. Eventually, rationing covered a wide range of goods, from butter to shoe leather.
Why might Westerners have experienced disillusionment in the wake of World War I?
They might've felt disillusionment due to everything that happened, like the poison gas, tanks, mortars, PTSD, etc.
Many leaders feared that honest reporting of the war would turn people against it.
Peace
They also used propaganda to keep up morale and support for the war.
Civilization
Conflict
The Legacy of the War
Why did the wartime governments take control of their countries' economies ?
Raised taxes, borrowed money , rationed food & other supplies , introduced price controls , censored the press & used propaganda to win support for the war
By May Gallipoli had turned into another bloody stalemate
In December the Allies gave up the campaign and began to evacuate they had suffer about 250,000 casualties
How did Zimmerman Note draw America into war?
Well they sank 3 American ships which cause many people to be mad and with the note it was the finale nail in the coffin as said in the note that Germany would help Mexico reconquer the land it lost to US if they ally with them
The attack on the U-boats left 1,198 dead including 128 U.S. citizen
A large part of America favored the allies and felt like they bond with England
America economic ties with the Allies were far stronger than those with Central power
Conflict
With the withdrawal of Russia Germany is able to launch a massive attack on France
Germany spent most of its resources on the French attack and as a result was left very weak
The Central Powers struggle to fight off the Allies while the Germans are weakened
Bulgaria and the Ottoman Turks surrender
There's a revolution in Austria-Hungary
German soldiers mutinied, and the public turned against the kaiser
On November 9,1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II stepped down and WWI was eventually ended
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Each country became more occupied in it's own discorses then with the war. Rather then trying to continue the war without the help of the Germans while dealing with their problems. The Central powers decided it would be easier to end the war.
Conflict
Peace
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Women built tanks and munitions, plowed fields, paved streets, and ran hospitals.
They also kept troops supplied with food, clothing, and weapons.
most women left the work force when the war ended, they changed many people’s views of what women were capable of doing.
Women also saw the horrors of war firsthand, working on or near the front lines as nurses and relief workers.
American nurse Shirley Millard describes her experience with a soldier who had lost both eyes and feet.
How did Total War lead to rationing?
Supplies such as gasoline, butter, sugar and canned milk were rationed because they needed to be diverted to the war effort. War also disrupted trade, limiting the availability of some goods.