2. Objective
•By the end of the lesson, SWBAT explain
how and analyze why World War I broke out
in Europe
•By the end of the lesson, SWBAT describe
and analyze the brutality of World War I
4. Europe Before World War
I
•People in Europe had a lot of nationalism (pride
and love) for their countries in the early 1900s.
•Because of this nationalism, they wanted to
become stronger, so they built up their armies
(also known as militarism).
6. Imperialism
•With all of this nationalism and militarism,
countries also started to believe that they deserved
more land so they could have more resources for
their awesome country.
•Many European countries started to take over
land all over the world!
•Taking over another country’s or group of people’s
land is known as imperialism.
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7. Imperialism
•Many European countries started empires by
colonizing countries all over the world.
•European countries mainly colonized Africa in
the late 1800s and early 1900s.
•Imperialism sounds very similar to empire.
9. TENSIONS ARE HIGH!
•So, not only did countries in Europe have a lot
of nationalism, and strong armies, but they
were also competing to get land all over the
world to make their homelands stronger.
•Therefore, what do you think happens when
you have a lot of strong countries competing to
become the strongest nation in the world?
10. war breaks out!
•WAR BREAKS OUT!
•World War I broke out over one event.
•On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz
Ferdinand the heir to the Austro-
Hungarian Empire was shot! This event
started World War I!
12. World War I
•The war started like a game of dominoes:
•A Serbian shot Archduke Ferdinand.
•The Austrians needed to get revenge, so they
invaded Serbia.
•The allies of Serbia, then came to the side of
Serbia and fought against the Austrians, and
pretty soon, most countries in Europe were
fighting in the war.
15. Allied and Central Powers
•Allied Powers: France, Russia,
Great Britain
•Central Powers: Germany, Italy,
Austria-Hungary, Ottoman
Empire
16. World War I
•The way soldiers fought in World War I was
very different than the way soldiers fought in
previous wars.
•Why do you think the fighting was so
different and much more brutal?
17. Technology•The war was much more brutal because of all of
the new technology that was invented at the start
of the 20th century (early 1900s).
•machine guns
•mustard gas
•airplanes
•tanks
•THIS WAS A MODERN WAR, not like old
wars that were fought.
20. World War I Fighting
•The causalities (number of people who
died) in World War I were enormous
because of the new technology and Trench
Warfare.
•Trench warfare made battles really bloody
and last really long.
•A Trench is a long tunnel were soldiers
would sleep and fight.
24. Conclusion•Nationalism made countries want to make
their own countries more powerful.
•Because of nationalism, countries started to
make their militaries stronger.
•Countries also formed alliances.
•Trench Warfare was really deadly.
•World War I was a modern war with new
technology
