World War One began after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist. This caused alliances to form between countries in Europe. The Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire fought against the Allied Powers of Britain, France, Russia and later the United States. Over 15 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives in the war. The war also coincided with the 1918 influenza pandemic which killed approximately 50 million people worldwide.

1. World War One

2. Political and Economic Rivalries
 European rivalries
developed over resource
rich ethnic regions like
the Balkans.
 Great Britain and France
formed an alliance over
the fear of Germany’s
industrial power.

3. Nationalism and Ethnic Conflicts
 Many ethnic groups were
discriminated against by
more powerful countries.
 One of them (Serbians)
wanted their independence.

4. How it all began.
 Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-
Hungary was assassinated by a
Serbian nationalist.

5. Taking Sides- 1914
 Germany and the
Ottoman Empire
supported the Austria-
Hungary Empire. (The
Central Powers).
 Britain, France and
Russia supported Serbia.
(The Allied Powers)
 The United States tried to
stay neutral.

6. Terms to Know
1. Nationalism: loyalty to your own country or
ethnic group.
2. Ethnic Group: people who share a common
ancestry and culture.
3. Neutral
4. Pandemic
5. Entrepreneur
6. drought
7. Boll weevil

7. U.S. involvement in the War
 President Woodrow Wilson
tried to keep the United
States neutral.
 German submarines began
to sink U.S. ships heading
to Great Britain.
 The German “Zimmerman
Telegram” encouraged
Mexico to attack the U.S.
 The U.S. Joined the Allies
in1917.

8. Sinking of the Lusitania-1915

9. U.S. Contributions
 Trained over
4,000,000 soldiers
to fight.
 Sustained over
300,000 U.S.
casualties.

10. Georgia in the War
 Georgia cotton was used to
make millions of uniforms.
 Georgia (still very rural) built
military bases to train more
soldiers than any other state.
 Infantry troops and pilots
were trained while other
bases held prisoners of war.
 100,000 Georgians
contributed to the war.

11. World War One and the Flu Pandemic
(“Fill in” Left side Assignment)
1. The Central Powers surrendered with Germany’s surrender.
2. 15 million civilians and soldiers died.
3. Tanks, airplanes, submarines, machine guns and chemical
weapons were all used for the first time.
4. A world wide pandemic of the flu in 1918 killed nearly 50
million more people.
5. American Soldiers returning home brought the flu virus
home with them.
6. 650,000 Americans died of the flu before it ended in 1920.

12. Death and Destruction

13. Causes and Powers Quiz
On a lined piece of paper write your name and the
quiz title at the top. Then answer the following:
Name Three Allied Powers.
1.
2.
3.
Name three Central Powers.
4.
5.
6.
List four causes of WW1. (They were the titles of the first 2 slides)
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14. Georgia’s Agriculture
 Cotton prices dropped
during the 1920s.
 Farms were invaded
by an insect called the
Boll Weevil.
 Cotton production
dropped by 75%.

15. An Ugly Bug Slide

16. Drought
 In 1924 Georgia farmers were
hit by a major drought.
 Many farmers gave up and
moved to cities.
 Many farm related businesses
failed leading to a growing
rate of poverty in the state.

17. Georgia’s Economy
 More Georgians now lived in
cities (urban) than rural areas.
 Industries such as textiles,
lumber and kaolin grew.
 The Dixie Highway brought
tourists to Georgia from the
Great Lakes and Florida.
 William B. Hartsfield built a large
airfield outside of Atlanta.

18. The 18th Amendment
 Passed in 1920 making
alcohol sales illegal.
 It was called Prohibition.

19. Georgia Companies (left side)
 Coca-Cola: Invented in 1886 and has
grown to a major international company.
 Delta Airlines: started as a crop dusting
company in 1924 that has grown into a
major airline based in Atlanta.
 Georgia-Pacific began in Augusta in 1927
and had become a major international
lumber company.