1. World Wars Compared What do you know?

2. The Great War / World War I / The War to end all wars

3. World War II – “Theaters” in Europe, the Pacific, N. Africa, etc.

5. Remember : Wars cause economic & social changes

6. Remember: Wars have political results . (For example . . . ) British soldiers from India in WWI= Indian Independence? African-American tank corps in WWII= Civil Rights Movement? Some governments gained power as they controlled the war effort. Some governments fell at the end of the war.

7. Remember: War has a significant impact on civilians & governments

8. World Wars Compared An overview

9. The Great War / World War I 1914-1918 U.S. was directly involved: 1917-1918

10. World War II 1937 to 1945 in Asia 1939 to 1945 in Europe U.S. was directly involved: 1941-1945

15. World Wars Compared CAUSES

16. Causes of World War I (interpretations anyone?)

31. “ The War was decided in the first twenty days of fighting, and all that happened afterwards consisted in battles which, however formidable and devastating, were but desperate and vain appeals against the decision of Fate.” Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British statesman, writer. Preface to E. L. Spears, Liaison 1914 (1930).

41. The Italians invaded Ethiopia

42. The Japanese invaded China from Manchuria and then French Indochina

44. Britain, France, and the U.S. did NOT want war again (for economic, political, social reasons).

49. Propaganda was used by all governments to secure support for the wars. Was this a good thing to do or is it bending the truth?

52. World Wars Compared WARFARE

75. World Wars Compared RESULTS

78. 1946