Unit 10- Years of the Great War

Which was considered 1 of the CAUSES of War World 1

• Communism

• Isolationism

• Alliances

• Napoleons rise to power.

Why was imperialism a cause of the start of the Great War (WWI)

• Slave labor was used to build weapons

• There was competition between nations over land and resources

• Nations were forced to work together to colonize Africa

• European nations wanted independence from Africa

What is Militarism

• Glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war

• Agreement between countries to help and protect on another

• Political, social, and economical domination by a strong nation over a weaker one

• Strong Pride/Patriotism a person has for their country

This type of warfare is where troops fought in trenches facing each other and advancing slowly by digging more trenches.

• Tet Offense

• Blitzkrieg

• Trench Warfare

• Machine Gun trenching

What was the goal of the League of Nations?

• Support allied troops in the Balkan Peninsula

• Create a team of extraordinary men to aid the nations of the world

• To punish Germany and force them to pay reparations

• Establish peace and security between nations of the world

How did the League of Nations plan to maintain peace?

• Surprise attack against the Allies to stop them

• Making Germany the leader because why not?

• By following international laws and governments

• By creating a separate nation to surpass the rest.

What was the German Schlieffen Plan?

• A surprise attack on the Ottoman empire during the Balkan Wars

• Plan for a quick victory over France and then later Russia

• The German plan to create as much trenches as possible

• A plan to send a telegram to Mexico for aid and support

What were the Causes of World War I?

• Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Networking

• Militarism, Aliens, Imperialism, Networking

• Militarism, Technology, Rationing, Nationalism

• Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

How did the Machine Gun impact The Great War?

• It caused a lot of casualties and eventually led to trench warfare

• It created a strong army under Stalin that led to victory in WWI

• Few causalities and longer fighting

• increase the need for tanks and airplanes to support the machine gun

Why did the Great War (World War I) see so much injuries in soldiers and large number of casualties?

• The idea of Total War

• Rationing forced by the government

• The creation of labor camps under Stalin

• A rise in new war technology caused mass destruction to troops