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November 17, 2016 Bell Work 1. Whose assassination was the spark that started WWI? 2. What countries made up the Triple Alliance? 3. What countries made up the Triple Entente? November 17, 2016 Today’s Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Standards and Objectives Vocabulary/Key Terms Continue World War I unit Review of WWI causes Map a. Alliances 6. Early WWI battles 7. Weapon advances 8. REMINDER – If you have not taken or need to retake the Unification and Imperialism test you need to take that sooner rather than later. November 17, 2016 Standards and Objectives Unit: World Wars, 1914-1945 1. W.24 – Trace the principal theaters of battle, major battles, and major turning points of World War I. Objectives: 1. I can trace the principal theaters of battle, major battles, and major turning points of World War I. November 17, 2016 Vocabulary/Key Terms 1. Theater – an area in which something happens 2. Western Front – fighting zone in Western Europe during WWI. 3. Trench – a long narrow ditch November 17, 2016 Review of Causes 1. Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, and Imperialism lead to tensions throughout Europe. 2. Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo. 3. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. 4. Russia backs Serbia in the conflict. 5. Germany declares war on Russia and France. November 17, 2016 Aftermath of Assassination 1. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. 2. Russia is an ally of Serbia. 3. Germany is an ally of Austria-Hungary and declares war on Russia and France. 4. Germany will fight a war on two fronts. a. Eastern front will be against Russia. b. Western front will be against France. 5. Germany had a plan to fight a two front war. November 17, 2016 Germany’s Plan 1. Germany wanted to make quick work of France. 2. Years before the war the Schlieffen Plan was developed. a. Called for defeating France quickly in the west. b. Then heading east to fight Russia. 3. To execute the plan Germany made a quick strike into neutral Belgium. a. Germany’s attack through Belgium led Great Britain to declare war. 4. With Britain’s entrance the main players of World War I are in place. a. Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary b. Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia November 17, 2016 November 17, 2016 November 17, 2016 Belgium Great Britain Russia Germany France Austria-Hungary Italy Serbia Ottoman Empire November 17, 2016 Early Battles 1. Germany’s plan for a quick victory in France failed. 2. Battle of the Frontiers was one of the first major battles of World War I. a. Started in August of 1914. b. France and Britain against Germany. c. Heavy losses were suffered on both sides with Germany eventually winning. 3. Russia attacked Germany along the Eastern front in the Battle of Tannenburg. a. Germany crushed the Russians b. Russian attack did distract Germany from advancing in France. November 17, 2016 Great Britain Russia Germany France Austria-Hungary Italy Serbia Ottoman Empire November 17, 2016 1st Battle of the Marne 1. 1st Battle of the Marne started in September of 1914. 2. Allied Powers were successful in driving the Germans back. 3. German forces dug a series of trenches along the Aisne River and waited for the Allied attack. a. They were able fight back the allies. b. As a result the allies dug their own trenches. c. This was the beginning of trench warfare along the Western Front. November 17, 2016 Great Britain Russia Germany France Austria-Hungary Italy Serbia Ottoman Empire