War Around the World

Open Ended

What weapon do you believe had the most impact on WW1?

Why?

War Affects the World

Essential Questions:

● How was the world affected by World War 1?

● Why did the US join WW1

War in Europe

•Both sides losing soldiers
and neither side was gaining territory in the Western
front
•Both wanted to end the war

•France devastated by the
fighting

Open Ended

Why was France so devastated?

India

India made a huge contribution to
Britain's war effort.
It sent staggering numbers of volunteers
to fight and die on behalf of the allied
forces. ...
However, of these men, around 50,000
died, 65,000 were wounded, and 10,000
were reported missing, while 98 Indian
army nurses were killed

Open Ended

Why would India fight so hard for Britain?

Russia Withdraws from WW1
(March 1917)

•Russian citizens unhappy.

•Russians start revolution because of
cost of bread and shortages of food

•Cost of the war was huge!

•Millions of soldiers dead
•Millions of dollars spent
•Russians forced their leader out - the
Czar has to abdicate (leave) his throne.

Multiple Select

Select all the reason why Russia left WW1

• Russian citizens unhappy

• Russians start revolution

• Cost of war was huge

• Millions dead

• Millions of dollars spent

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What is another word for abdicate? ​

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Leave

Return

Arrive

Win

Aquire

Gain

Unhappy

Smell

Butterfly

Trench

Russia Withdraws from WWI
(Mar. 1917)
•Treaty signed between Russia and Germany

•Russia admits defeat

•Where can Germany now send its troops?

•Russia withdrawals to focus on changing their government and policies

Multiple Select

What two countries signed the treaty allowing Russia to leave the war? Select 2

• Austria Hungary

• Germany

• Russia

• France

• Serbia

“Western

Front”

“Eastern
Front”

With

Russia out
of the war,

which

front does
Germany
now focus

on?

Multiple Choice

With Russia out of the war where can Germany now send all of their forces?

• England

• France

• Italy

• Russia

U.S. Enters WWI (Apr. 1917)

•The United States wanted to be
an isolationist (stay out of the war) in
the beginning of WWI
•USA would enter War in 1917

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What is another word for staying out of the war? ​

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isolation

attacking

joining

interrupting

engage

Multiple Choice

What year would the USA enter the war?

• 1914

• 1917

• 1922

• 1934

U.S. Congress declared war against Germany in 1917 and sides with the Allies.

•U.S. had ties to the Allies.
•U.S. born from Britain; U.S.
traded twice as much with
French & British than with the
Germans.

USA joins the Allies

Multiple Choice

What side did the US join?

• Allies

• Central Powers

• both

Multiple Choice

What was NOT a reason why the US joined the allies?

• U.S. had ties to the Allies.

• U.S. born from Britain

• U.S. traded twice as much with French & British

• US lost a soccer match against Germany

The Tide Turns

•American troops were not as exhausted as other
European soldiers. (Fresh Legs!)
•German military had weakened over time. (Tired legs)
•Central Powers started to fall apart.

•Bulgarians and Ottoman Turks surrender.
•German soldiers turned against their gov’t.
•Kaiser Wilhelm was forced to step down.

•Germany declared a republic.

•An armistice (an agreement to stop
fighting) was signed between
Germany and France.
•WWI ended on November 11th, 1918.

Armistice Signed

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What is another word for agreeing to stop fighting? ​

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armistice

engage

total war

ration

trench foot

Diamond

Multiple Select

Who signed the Armistice on November 11th ending WW1? Select 2

• England

• France

• Germany

• Russia

• USA

Match

Match the following

• Russia

• USA

• India

• Germany

• France

Left the war

Joined the War

Sent massive amounts of troops for England

Signed an agreement with Russia allowing them to leave the war 1917

Singed an agreement with Germany ending the war 1918

• Left the war

• Joined the War

• Sent massive amounts of troops for England

• Signed an agreement with Russia allowing them to leave the war 1917

• Singed an agreement with Germany ending the war 1918

Match

Match the following

• abdicate

• isolationist

• armistice

• 1918

• 1914

leave the thrown

country that stays out of a war

agreement to stop fighting

year the war ended

year the war started

• leave the thrown

• country that stays out of a war

• agreement to stop fighting

• year the war ended

• year the war started