1. World War I
Act II – 1915-1918
U.S. Intervention
Don’t Worry.
Here we
come!

2. France
Great Britain
Russia
Italy Romania
Portugal
Greece
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Ottoman
Empire
Europe circa
THE TANGLED WEBS WE WEAVE….
Spain

5. By 1917, the Allies and Central
powers had fought for three years.

8. Ariel View of
“No Man’s Land”

13. One of the worst battles of World
War I was the Battle of the Somme

14. The battle will rage on for over
five months.

17. Total war makes no distinction
between civilians or soldiers.

19. British blockaded Germany from
importing food.

20. German u-boats sank ships
delivering war materials to Allies.

22. President Wilson was reelected on
the slogan “He kept us out of war.”

23. Many had only recently arrived from
Europe. They felt personally involved.

24. A German u-boat sinks the British
cruise liner the Lusitania.

25. The Zimmerman note was an offer of
alliance between Germany and Mexico.

26. Russian Revolution removes
Russia from the war.

27. Uncle Sam did what he could to
recruit men for the draft.

28. This was the war to end all wars so
it was time to do our part.

29. An American Doughboy
modeling before going to war.

30. The convoy system helped get our
boys past the German unterseeboat.

31. The name Hellfighters came from
the Germans.

32. Black Jack John Pershing led the
American Expeditionary Force.

33. A Marine recruitment poster
celebrating the American victory.

34. The Baron Manfred von Richthofen
shot down over 80 planes.

35. The U.S. ace was Eddie
Rickenbacker with 26 shot down.

36. The British were the first to build
the tank. This is the Mark IV.

37. Here American doughboys are
riding a French Renault tank.

38. This is the rail car in France where
the Germans agree to the ceasefire.

39. Veteran’s Day commemorates the
end of the Great War.

40. Twenty million die around the world
from the Spanish flu in 1918.

41. Liberty bonds were sold by the
boy scouts and girl scouts.

42. President Wilson’s Fourteen Points
was a plan to form a lasting peace.

43. Remember these were the causes
of World War I.
 Imperialism
 Militarism
 Nationalism
 Alliance system

44. Open trade between nations would
lessen the need for colonies.

45. Wilson called on all nations to
reduce their armaments.

46. Self-determination for ethnic
groups.

47. Above all, no more entangling
alliances.

48. But at Versailles the Allies were
more interested in the spoils of war.

49. Germany must accept all blame
(B) for the war.

50. Germany must pay the Allies 33
million dollars in reparations (R).

51. Germany must restrict its army (A)
to only 100,000 men.

52. Germany lost all of their colonies
and more.

54. The League of Nations was one of
Wilson’s only achievements.

55. The treaty of Versailles will be one
of the main causes of World War II.