1. WORLD WAR ONE
Unit 5, Katie Grant, Period 5
1914-1939
2. The Powder Keg of Europe
World War one began in the Balkans
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand,
who was going to be the leader
of Austria, was killed by Gavrilo
Princip who was from Serbia.
Austria-Hungary and Serbia were
the first countries in the war.
3. The Allies VS. The Central Powers
Central Powers Allies
Russia
Austria-Hungary Great Britain
Germany France
Ottoman Empire *Italy
Bulgaria Serbia
Romania
4. The Schlieffen Plan
Created by General
Count Alfred von
Schlieffen
The plan was to fight
2 front war, it lasted 6
weeks, and eventually
they would take out
the west(France) then
focus on the
East(Russia)
5. Total War
Total War: When a country is at war and needs to gain Allies
Stalemate: Started in 1915 on
the western front, it was a
period of time when little
movement where nobody was
winning in the west, this was
the time when Trench Warfare
was going on.
Trench Warfare: Where you
fight from a trench.
9. Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolshevik Revolution was the overthrow of the Russian Government in 1917.
The Bolshevik
was a group of
democrats that
put the Russian
Government in a
hole, shot them,
This revolution forced Russia to sign a
and set them on
treaty with Germany. This allowed
fire.
Germany to send more troops to
France and Belgium.
10. US entry into war?
This happened under president
Woodrow Wilson
Why did they join?
- Americans felt an obligation to help their
European Allies against the Germans, they used
Us joined propaganda.
Great
Britain’s side - Zimmerman Telegram (Mexico territory)
in 1917.
- Lusitania Sunk by the Germans in peaceful
waters
11. The war began in Balkans
Triple Alliance/Central Powers Triple Entente/Allies
Austria-Hungary Serbia
Kills
Heir to the throne, Gavrillo Princip
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Russia sides with Serbia
Declare war on Serbia
Great Britain
Germany then
France
declares war on Serbia
1917 USA
Italy was originally on Austria
side, but switched half way Italy
