The document provides an overview of World War I, including its causes, outbreak, impact, and aftermath. It explores the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand as a precipitating factor, alongside long-term causes like nationalism, militarism, and alliances. The document also examines the war's tremendous human and economic toll, as well as its social impacts such as new roles for women and the rise of revolutions in Russia. It concludes by discussing the Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles, including Germany's requirements and war guilt clause.

1. World War I World War I By: Leah Witkowski

2. Objectives Explore causes of the war.

3. Examine impact of the war.

4. Evaluate Versailles Treaty.

5. Exploring Causes of the War Assassination of heir to Austrian throne.

6. Precipitated conflict between Austria and Serbia

7. Other long-range underlying causes.

8. Nationalism and Internal Dissent Nationalism Not all had achieved nationhood Internal Dissent Socialist labor movements

9. Class division The alliances Triple Entente vs. Triple Alliance

10. Militarism Growth of large armies

11. Influences of Military leaders

12. Sizes of armies

13. The Outbreak of War Crisis in the Balkans

14. Declaration of War

15. Mobilization

16. The Schieffen Plan