America in WWI
... Roots of WWI in Europe • Cause 1: SECRET ALLIANCES • When Germany unified in 1871, it became enemies with France. -> In order to protect its interests, Germany allied with Italy and Austria-Hungary. This became known as the Triple Alliance. • This alliance alarmed Russians, who were worried about G ...
... Roots of WWI in Europe • Cause 1: SECRET ALLIANCES • When Germany unified in 1871, it became enemies with France. -> In order to protect its interests, Germany allied with Italy and Austria-Hungary. This became known as the Triple Alliance. • This alliance alarmed Russians, who were worried about G ...
The Battle
... counteroffensive against the Russians. •By August 27 they had already laid the plans and fallen on Samsonov's weak Army, taking it in both flanks in a near perfect double envelopment •The Battle of Tannenberg ended by August 30 when Samsonov's entire command disintegrated at a cost of 92,000 capture ...
... counteroffensive against the Russians. •By August 27 they had already laid the plans and fallen on Samsonov's weak Army, taking it in both flanks in a near perfect double envelopment •The Battle of Tannenberg ended by August 30 when Samsonov's entire command disintegrated at a cost of 92,000 capture ...
10th American History - Waverly
... Rifles, Bayonets and Hand guns Veterans of the Great War, when interviewed, tended to play down the impact of the bayonet during the war. Many remarked (partly in jest) that the bayonet was used primarily as a splendid means of toasting bread, and for opening cans, to scrape mud off uniforms, pokin ...
... Rifles, Bayonets and Hand guns Veterans of the Great War, when interviewed, tended to play down the impact of the bayonet during the war. Many remarked (partly in jest) that the bayonet was used primarily as a splendid means of toasting bread, and for opening cans, to scrape mud off uniforms, pokin ...
10th American History - Shell Rock Elementary School
... Western Europe, and the battle lines known as the Western Front extended from Switzerland to the North Sea. Trench warfare, or fighting from trenches, was an old strategy that had been used in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This trench warfare, however, was different because of its scale. – Soldier ...
... Western Europe, and the battle lines known as the Western Front extended from Switzerland to the North Sea. Trench warfare, or fighting from trenches, was an old strategy that had been used in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This trench warfare, however, was different because of its scale. – Soldier ...
WWI
... traffic, the scope of public law, Christian charity, and common sense has branded such nightmares impossible… It would be a pity to be wrong…” ~ Winston Churchill ...
... traffic, the scope of public law, Christian charity, and common sense has branded such nightmares impossible… It would be a pity to be wrong…” ~ Winston Churchill ...
WW1 teaching resource posters
... major events in Canterbury that can give us a picture of what life was like at the outbreak of war. A new newspaper was launched in February 1914. The Sun was modelled on the London Daily Mail. It gave a bright display of news with lots of illustrations and was very popular. In March 1914 the Deans ...
... major events in Canterbury that can give us a picture of what life was like at the outbreak of war. A new newspaper was launched in February 1914. The Sun was modelled on the London Daily Mail. It gave a bright display of news with lots of illustrations and was very popular. In March 1914 the Deans ...
Propaganda - IB1HISTORY
... To get the public on their side, the government issued many propaganda posters informing the people of the Germans’ horrific crimes in Belgium. They used this to manipulate people into believing that the Germans were savages capable of terrible crimes. This publicity changed the British view on Germ ...
... To get the public on their side, the government issued many propaganda posters informing the people of the Germans’ horrific crimes in Belgium. They used this to manipulate people into believing that the Germans were savages capable of terrible crimes. This publicity changed the British view on Germ ...
Chapter 29 World WarI - Methacton School District
... – Serbia, backed by Russia, refused to back down – Russian czar began to mobilize military, menacing Germany on east – France confronted Germany on west – Germans struck suddenly at France through unoffending Belgium ...
... – Serbia, backed by Russia, refused to back down – Russian czar began to mobilize military, menacing Germany on east – France confronted Germany on west – Germans struck suddenly at France through unoffending Belgium ...
world war i - Cloudfront.net
... trenches doesn’t seem so bad…I mean, at least you are safe! Their bullets can’t hit you. I mean, sure, there might be the occasional artillery shell strike, but at least they aren’t marching in straight lines directly into enemy fire… ...
... trenches doesn’t seem so bad…I mean, at least you are safe! Their bullets can’t hit you. I mean, sure, there might be the occasional artillery shell strike, but at least they aren’t marching in straight lines directly into enemy fire… ...
Chapter 24
... Serbian. The assassination of the Archduke and his wife set off a chain reaction that eventually led to a long, costly, and ...
... Serbian. The assassination of the Archduke and his wife set off a chain reaction that eventually led to a long, costly, and ...
Moving Toward War (cont.)
... Franco-Russian Alliance against Germany and AustriaHungary. Great Britain remained neutral until the early 1900s, when it began an arms race with Germany. This increased tensions between the two countries, causing the British to gain closer relations with France and Russia. Nationalism led to a cris ...
... Franco-Russian Alliance against Germany and AustriaHungary. Great Britain remained neutral until the early 1900s, when it began an arms race with Germany. This increased tensions between the two countries, causing the British to gain closer relations with France and Russia. Nationalism led to a cris ...
World War I #2
... The Failure of War Plans → The war began as predicted with the mobilisation of the major powers. o Germany through the 6480 trains. o Three great armies of France moved to retake the lost prize, Lorraine. o British ships to French ports, holding 125,000 men of the BEF1 ready to march east. o Strong ...
... The Failure of War Plans → The war began as predicted with the mobilisation of the major powers. o Germany through the 6480 trains. o Three great armies of France moved to retake the lost prize, Lorraine. o British ships to French ports, holding 125,000 men of the BEF1 ready to march east. o Strong ...
Econ - WWI - Madison Central High
... a sled team of Huskies. Its land mass and its population dwarfed those of the other European nations, and its ability to produce agricultural resources was unmatched. The disadvantages column was much telling, unfortunately. It started with the state of Russia’s economy, which most European countrie ...
... a sled team of Huskies. Its land mass and its population dwarfed those of the other European nations, and its ability to produce agricultural resources was unmatched. The disadvantages column was much telling, unfortunately. It started with the state of Russia’s economy, which most European countrie ...
No Slide Title
... ethnicity; other groups were inferior Groups that want their own country’s (Kurds) ...
... ethnicity; other groups were inferior Groups that want their own country’s (Kurds) ...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1917
... the GOP candidate, insisted on downplaying the war issue. The Socialist party talked peace. Socialist rhetoric declared the European conflict to be "an imperialist war...” “The war at first disrupted the cotton market; Britain blockaded shipments to Germany, and prices fell from 11 cents a pound to ...
... the GOP candidate, insisted on downplaying the war issue. The Socialist party talked peace. Socialist rhetoric declared the European conflict to be "an imperialist war...” “The war at first disrupted the cotton market; Britain blockaded shipments to Germany, and prices fell from 11 cents a pound to ...
NAME - Dr. Hartnell
... (1) ________________, which beat Austria in 1861 for its independence. (2) ________________, which beat France in 1871 and formed a country. ...
... (1) ________________, which beat Austria in 1861 for its independence. (2) ________________, which beat France in 1871 and formed a country. ...
File
... questioned the usefulness of his ambassador in Britain. Yet he did nothing to halt Britain's restrictions on trade with continental Europe, and Page stayed on in London until the end of the war. Wilson declined to press the British because he feared that such action would increase Germany's chances ...
... questioned the usefulness of his ambassador in Britain. Yet he did nothing to halt Britain's restrictions on trade with continental Europe, and Page stayed on in London until the end of the war. Wilson declined to press the British because he feared that such action would increase Germany's chances ...
Document
... viewed this as directed against Russia and decided to do the same (a quick Russian action maybe would deter(avskräcka) Austria from attacking Serbia. When Wilhelm II was informed of the war and the partial Russian mobilization he paniced. He decided to try to mediate between RussiaAustria. In this h ...
... viewed this as directed against Russia and decided to do the same (a quick Russian action maybe would deter(avskräcka) Austria from attacking Serbia. When Wilhelm II was informed of the war and the partial Russian mobilization he paniced. He decided to try to mediate between RussiaAustria. In this h ...
Winning the War - Modesto City Schools
... war, most women had to give up their jobs to men returning home. Still, they had challenged the idea that women could not handle demanding and dangerous jobs. In many countries, including Britain, Germany, and the United States, women’s support for the war effort helped them finally win the right to ...
... war, most women had to give up their jobs to men returning home. Still, they had challenged the idea that women could not handle demanding and dangerous jobs. In many countries, including Britain, Germany, and the United States, women’s support for the war effort helped them finally win the right to ...
What military restrictions in the Treaty of Versailles were
... Germans if they had won. Germany was also relying heavily on foreign loans, loans that were only taken with the idea that they would pay them back from the losing opponentˇs reparations. This suggests that they would also have demanded reparations from the loser. In conclusion I do not agree with t ...
... Germans if they had won. Germany was also relying heavily on foreign loans, loans that were only taken with the idea that they would pay them back from the losing opponentˇs reparations. This suggests that they would also have demanded reparations from the loser. In conclusion I do not agree with t ...
The Home Front - Michael Molkentin
... • Attempts by the British government to compel women into this kind of work (were they having difficulty) • But it is limited in its perspective to a single moment and reflects an official perspective on the subject ...
... • Attempts by the British government to compel women into this kind of work (were they having difficulty) • But it is limited in its perspective to a single moment and reflects an official perspective on the subject ...
A Bloody Conflict
... of the war and concentrate on establishing a Communist state. Lenin agreed to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany on March 3, 1918. Under this treaty, Russia lost substantial territory. It gave up the Ukraine, its Polish and Baltic territories, and Finland. With the Eastern Front settled, Germa ...
... of the war and concentrate on establishing a Communist state. Lenin agreed to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany on March 3, 1918. Under this treaty, Russia lost substantial territory. It gave up the Ukraine, its Polish and Baltic territories, and Finland. With the Eastern Front settled, Germa ...
America Goes to War
... The United States Declares War The War Years; mobilization, public opinion, civil liberties (impact on American society) • Wilson’s Fourteen Points ...
... The United States Declares War The War Years; mobilization, public opinion, civil liberties (impact on American society) • Wilson’s Fourteen Points ...