2. Please Note
The beginning portion of this
PowerPoint is reviewing
information we covered before
midterms. Write sparingly! You
already have notes on this material!
3. WWI (1914-1918)-Causes Recap
Long term causes: MAIN
(militarism, alliances,
imperialism, and nationalism)
Short term cause: assassination
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
5. The Western Front
At the beginning of the war, the
Germans came up with the
Schlieffen Plan in which they
would rush to France on the
western front for a quick
victory, then move on to the eastern
front. This didn’t happen.
7. The Western Front
The first battle of the Marne was a
loss for Germany, which foiled the
Schlieffen Plan. By this time, the
Russian forces in the east were
already invading Germany.
Germany had no choice but to split
their army and fight a war on two
fronts.
8. Trench Warfare
By early 1915,
the Allies and
Central Powers
had dug miles of
parallel trenches
along the
western front.
9. Trench Warfare
This was known as trench
warfare, soldiers remained in
the trenches for long periods of
time and fought from in them.
There were often many
casualties and little land gains.
11. The Eastern Front
At the
beginning of
the war, Russia
had launched
an attack on
both Austria
and Germany.
12. The Eastern Front
For a while, Germany
was occupied with
France so Russia was
able to push Austria back
quite a bit. Eventually
Germany returned and
pushed the Russians out
of Austria.
13. Russia Struggles
Unlike most of Europe, Russia had not
yet completely industrialized. This
meant Russia couldn’t produce supplies
as rapidly and was always short on things
such as food, clothing, and weapons.
Germans were able to effectively block
Russia’s ports so the Allies had difficulty
shipping goods to them.
14. Russia Struggles
Russia’s one
advantage was
their large
numbers. They
lost 2 million
soldiers by 1915
and were able
to keep going.
15. The Total War Hits Home
World War I was a total
war, which meant it touched
every aspect of life. The
whole government was
devoted to winning the war.
16. The Total War Hits Home
In a total war, the government
controls the economy to benefit
the war effort. Factories were
converted to make supplies for
the war. Every able bodied
person was called upon to help
the war effort.
17. The Total War Hits Home
People were even recruited from
other countries to come help in the
war effort.
Germans forced people from France
and Belgium to work in their
factories. The French and British
recruited people from China, India
and Africa to work in their factories.
19. Rationing
Since many goods were
in short supply
governments turned to
rationing which is
when people could only
buy small amounts of
certain goods that were
needed for the war
effort.
22. Censoring and Propaganda
Governments
attempted to suppress
anti – war activity to
keep morale high.
Leaders also censored
news about the war so
people only heard the
positive news.
23. Censoring and Propaganda
Governments also used
propaganda – one
sided information
designed to persuade
someone.
War posters portraying
the enemy in a negative
light became very
popular.
24. Silent Conversation Directions
1. Get in groups of 2 -4.
2. You will be shown an image up on the TV.
3. In your groups take turns
writing/circling/drawing on the matching
image you have in your packet following
the prompts/questions given. DON’T
TALK OUT LOUD.
4. When time is up you may be asked to share
your group’s conversation.
25. Image # 1
Label the picture
using the
following
words:
Good/Hero
Bad/Villain
