1. Unit 5 - World War 1
Cedar Robertson
1/5/12
Period 5
1914 - 1918

2. The “Powder Keg of
Europe”
• The area of the world that started the chain
reaction of World War One was in the area
of Austria-Hungary and Serbia (Europe).
• The spark that led these countries into war
was the assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand. Ferdinand was a Royal Prince of
Hungary, who was next in line for the
Austro-Hungarian throne.
• The first two countries involved were
Austria-Hungary and Serbia.

3. The Allies vs. The
Central Powers
Allies: Central
• Russian Empire
Powers:
• Romania • German Empire
• France • Austro-Hungarian Empire
• Portugal • Bulgaria
• Italy • Ottoman Empire
• Greece
• Serbia
• Great Britain
• U.S. joined in 1917

4. The Schlieffen Plan
• The creator of the Schlieffen
Plan was Count Alfred von
Schlieffen.
• This plan was to quickly
invade, and take over
France, before the Russians
could assemble their troops
and ascend on East Prussia.

5. Total War
• Total war is when everybody gets involved in
the war. Civilians become fighters as well as
targets for the enemy during war.
• Stalemate was when both groups that were at
war were in no position to win. In this case
Trench Warfare.
• Trench Warfare was fought in tranches that
were many miles long that were filled with
machine guns and artillery. This was a
stalemate war because anybody who tried to
advanced through the trenches were wiped
out because of all the artillery.

6. Key Battles of World
War 1
1st Marne: 2nd Marne:
• Was fought on the Marne River
• Was fought on the Marne River near
near Paris, France.
Paris, France.
• The French and Britain fought
• Germany was trying again to advance
against Germany (Germany was
on Paris but the French
trying to advance on Paris).
counterattacked.
• The French and Britain finally
• The French fought off the Germans in
fought off Germany.
the end.
• This battle was important because
• This battle was important because it
Paris was a big location to take
was the first sign of the ending of
over and it would have been bad if
World War One.
Germany took control.

7. Key Battles of World
War 1
Gallipoli: Somme:
• Was fought of the Gallipoli peninsula in the • Was fought on along the Somme River
in France.
Ottoman Empire.
• The British and the French were fighting against • France and Britain were fighting against
the Germans on the both banks of the
the Ottoman Empire because the French and
Somme River.
Britain wanted to capture the capital of the
Ottoman Empire and secure a sea route to Russia.
• France and Britain fought Germany
until Germany finally withdrew from
• The Ottoman Empire fought off the French and
the battle.
British.
• This war was important because if France and • This battle was important because a lot
of people died during thing battle. The
Britain had taken over the Ottoman Empire,
British had lost nearly 420,000 men.
Russia would be greatly supplied with everything
The French lost about 200,000 men.
they needed and that would have given the Allies a
The Germans lost around 500,000
boost.
men.

8. Key Battles of World
War 1
Verdun:
• Was fought in Verdun, France.
• This battle was between the French and
the German Empire.
• The French won the battle when the
French pushed the Germans off Verdun.
• This battle was important for France
because Verdun was a French fortress. If
the Germans took over Verdun, it was a
straight shot to paris. This battle is said to
be the most brutal battle in World War
One and possibly in the history of war.

9. Bolshevik Revolution
• The Bolshevik Revolution was the
overthrow of the Russian
government. The Bolshevik were a
democratic group that took over
government.
• This revolution occurred in 1917.
• This revolution affected Russia
because it forced Russia to sign a
treaty with Germany, allowing
Germany to end more troops to
France and Belgium.

10. U.S. Entry Into The War
• One reason for the U.S. entering the war
was a distrust for Germany. Another
reason was because the Germans were
trying to persuade Mexico and Japan
into attacking the U.S. after Europe was
fully conquered, that way Germany could
provide support for Mexico and Japan to
destroy the United States.
• The U.S. joined World War One in 1917,
and were a part of the Allies.
• Woodrow Wilson was President at this
time.