A Global Conflict
War Affects The World
War Affects the Home Front
The Legacy of the War
What strategies new to World War I probably contributed to the destruction of homes, villages and farms?
Why might Westerners have experienced disillusionment in the wake of World War I?
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How did the Zimmerman Note draw America into the war?
The Allies Win The War
Why did the Allies want to establish a supply line to Russia?
If Germany and the US went to war, Mexico would regain "lost territories" in the southwest if it declared war on the US. The British intercepted the telegram and passed it on to the US, leading to an escalation of tensions between the US and Germany.
To be sure Russia had enough supplies to continue fighting and so they could close in on Germany from the east and west.
World War 1 was, in many ways, a new kind of war. With the involvement of new technologies, it left behind a landscape of death and destruction such as was never seen before.
Total War
Central Powers Collapse
The Human Cost
Total War
8.5 million soldiers died as a result of the war
21 million were wounded
Led to the death of countless civilians by way of starvation, disease, and slaughter.
Russia Withdraws
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Battles in Africa and Asia
The Gallipoli Campaign
America Joins the Fight
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Russian Soliders refused to fight, after 5.5 million russians had been either killed, injured or taken prisoner.
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Flu struck in 1918, killing 20 million
WW1 soon became a total war. Meaning the countries would put all of their resources into the war effort.
Revolution
Also had a devastating economic impact on Europe
Facilities were converted into munitions factories.
How did the surrender of the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria and the revolution in Austria-Hungary lead to the end of World War I?
What effect did the Russian Revolution have on Russia’s role in World War I?
When these things happened it left Germany by itself with the allies. This made them surrender instead of fighting an unwinnable war.
It allowed Germany to focus on the Western front, and it also made the United States send more military and economic aid to the Allies
Government would only allow the people to buy small amounts of those items.
Government would censor news about the war, and would make propaganda to keep support for the war.
Drained the treasuries of European countries
November 1917, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin took power and stopped his involvement in the war.
A new government was established that pledged to keep fighting the war
May 1918, Russia and Germany create a truce, ending the war between them.
Due to shortages in fuel and food, Czar Nicholas had to step down
Allies move to capture Ottoman Dardanelles Strait in February 1915
Allies had 2 goals: Knock out the Ottoman Empire and open a supply line to Russia
The Central Powers Collapse
Germany attacks France, destroying them.
Russia withdrawing from the war, allowed Germany to send their troops to the western front.
Total cost of the war was 338 billion
Destroyed acres of farmland, as well as homes, villages, and towns
Their campaign ended in defeat and they suffered around 250,000 causalities
The enormous suffering that resulted from the Great War left a deep mark on Western society as well
Women enter the war
The insecurity and despair that many people experienced are reflected in the art and literature of the time
While men fought in the battles women started to take their place in the war.
Women would start to work in factories to replace the men fighting.
Another significant legacy of the war lay in its peace agreement
Women also saw the horrors of war working near the front lines as nurses.
The treaties to end World War I were forged after great debate and compromise
While they sought to bring a new sense of security and peace to the world, they prompted mainly anger and resentment
Why did the wartime governments take control of their countries' economies?
The government need more supplies to be made for the war.
Gallipoli had turned into another bloody standoff. Both sides dug trenches, and they battled in them for the rest of the year.
Trench and air warfare, along with new technology like tanks and machine guns.
How did Total War lead to rationing?
The government had a lack of supplies, so they made it that people can only buy so much so that those supplies could go towards the war.
Despair at the tremendous loss of life and economic devastation.
By securing the Dardanelles, the Allies believed that they could take Constantinople, defeat the Turks, and establish a supply line to Russia.
War: Led to economic trouble and millions dead.
The Factories That Fed the Front in the First World War. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-factories-that-fed-the-front-in-the-first-world-war
The youngest British soldier in WW1 was just 12 years old Kids Konnect
English and French troops attacked Germany’s four African possessions and seized control of three.
Mohandas Ghandis theory was of they aided the British it would lead to Indian independence
Allies take control of German holdings in Africa and Asia
They used unrestricted submarine warfare. All ships near Britain sunk without warning
Germany halts policy in 1915 after sinking the Lusitania, but then renews policy in 1917 hoping to starve Britain
Germany seeks to control the Atlantic Ocean to stop supplies to Great Britian
Zimmerman Telegram and unrestricted submarine warfare angers the U.S. and they declare war on Germany
War
Czar Nicholas II
Conflict
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This made Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire surrender
USA attacks the weakened Germany troops, bringing in millions of troops and some tanks