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World War I 1914-1918
 Causes of the war
 Technology of the war
 Military techniques / Battles
 War at Home “Total War”
 US / Russia and the end of the
war
Traditional European
Rules of War
 1. A country must declare war before
attacking another country.
 2. Each side must wear uniforms or
identify themselves to each other
before attacking. Soldiers wearing an
enemy uniform will be shot as a spy.
Traditional European
Rules of War
 3. Commanding officers should not
be targeted
 4. Civilians, Surrendering Soldiers
and Medical Personnel will not be
attacked.
Traditional European
Rules of War
 5. Hand to Hand combat is
honorable, shooting from a distance
is cowardly
 6. Soldiers must be given the
opportunity to surrender honorably.
Roots of War
Long Term Causes
 Nationalism-
 Deep Devotion to One’s Nation
 Competition and Rivalry developed
between European nations for
territory and markets
(Example France and Germany-
Alsace-Lorraine)
Long Term Causes
 Militarism-
 Glorifying Military Power
 Keeping a large standing army
prepared for war
 Arms race for military technology
Long Term Causes
 Imperialism-
 European competition for colonies
 Quest for colonies often almost led
to war
 Imperialism led to rivalry and
mistrust amongst European nations
Long Term Causes
 Alliance System-
 Designed to keep peace in Europe,
instead pushed continent towards
war
 Many Alliances made in secret
 By 1907 two major alliances: Triple
Alliance and Triple Entente
The Two Sides
Triple Alliance
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Central Powers
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Triple Entente
England
France
Russia
Allied Powers
England, France,
Russia, United
States, Italy, Serbia,
Belgium, Switzerland
Leaders
Triple Alliance
Kaiser Wilhelm II
(Germany)
Franz Joseph I
(Austria-Hungary)
Vittorio Orlando
(Italy)
Triple Entente
David Lloyd George
(England)
Raymond Poincare
(France)
Czar Nicholas II
(Russia)
Major Colonies
 Triple Entente
 France- Vietnam,
Parts of Africa
 England- Africa,
Australia, Hong
Kong, India,
Canada, S. America
 Triple Alliance
 Germany-
Africa, Parts of
Asia
Short-Term Cause
 June 28th 1914
 Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
 July 23rd
Austria Hungary Presents Serbia with
an ultimatum
 July 28th
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
 July 29th
Russia Mobilizes its troops
 August 1, 1914 Germany mobilizes troops.
Summer of 1914
Triple Entente/Triple Alliance Actions
 August 2nd
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany invades Poland and Luxemburg,
invasion of France starts
 August 3: Germany declares war on France
 August 4: Germany declares war on Belgium
and invades it,
 August 4:England declares war on Germany
 August 5: Austria declares war on Russia and
Great Britain
Summer of 1914
Triple Entente/Triple Alliance Actions
Who Declared War on Who?
 Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
 Russia Declares War on Austria Hungary
 Germany Declares War on Russia
 Germany Declares War on France
 England Declares War on Germany and
Austria Hungary
 By the end of 1914, not only Europe
was at war, but also all of Europe’s
colonies in Asia, Africa and South
America.

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Ww1 beginning

  • 1. World War I 1914-1918  Causes of the war  Technology of the war  Military techniques / Battles  War at Home “Total War”  US / Russia and the end of the war
  • 2. Traditional European Rules of War  1. A country must declare war before attacking another country.  2. Each side must wear uniforms or identify themselves to each other before attacking. Soldiers wearing an enemy uniform will be shot as a spy.
  • 3. Traditional European Rules of War  3. Commanding officers should not be targeted  4. Civilians, Surrendering Soldiers and Medical Personnel will not be attacked.
  • 4. Traditional European Rules of War  5. Hand to Hand combat is honorable, shooting from a distance is cowardly  6. Soldiers must be given the opportunity to surrender honorably.
  • 6. Long Term Causes  Nationalism-  Deep Devotion to One’s Nation  Competition and Rivalry developed between European nations for territory and markets (Example France and Germany- Alsace-Lorraine)
  • 7. Long Term Causes  Militarism-  Glorifying Military Power  Keeping a large standing army prepared for war  Arms race for military technology
  • 8. Long Term Causes  Imperialism-  European competition for colonies  Quest for colonies often almost led to war  Imperialism led to rivalry and mistrust amongst European nations
  • 9. Long Term Causes  Alliance System-  Designed to keep peace in Europe, instead pushed continent towards war  Many Alliances made in secret  By 1907 two major alliances: Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
  • 10. The Two Sides Triple Alliance Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Triple Entente England France Russia Allied Powers England, France, Russia, United States, Italy, Serbia, Belgium, Switzerland
  • 11. Leaders Triple Alliance Kaiser Wilhelm II (Germany) Franz Joseph I (Austria-Hungary) Vittorio Orlando (Italy) Triple Entente David Lloyd George (England) Raymond Poincare (France) Czar Nicholas II (Russia)
  • 12. Major Colonies  Triple Entente  France- Vietnam, Parts of Africa  England- Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Canada, S. America  Triple Alliance  Germany- Africa, Parts of Asia
  • 13. Short-Term Cause  June 28th 1914  Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
  • 14.  July 23rd Austria Hungary Presents Serbia with an ultimatum  July 28th Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia  July 29th Russia Mobilizes its troops  August 1, 1914 Germany mobilizes troops. Summer of 1914 Triple Entente/Triple Alliance Actions
  • 15.  August 2nd Germany declares war on Russia Germany invades Poland and Luxemburg, invasion of France starts  August 3: Germany declares war on France  August 4: Germany declares war on Belgium and invades it,  August 4:England declares war on Germany  August 5: Austria declares war on Russia and Great Britain Summer of 1914 Triple Entente/Triple Alliance Actions
  • 16. Who Declared War on Who?  Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia  Russia Declares War on Austria Hungary  Germany Declares War on Russia  Germany Declares War on France  England Declares War on Germany and Austria Hungary
  • 17.
  • 18.  By the end of 1914, not only Europe was at war, but also all of Europe’s colonies in Asia, Africa and South America.