World War I: Causes, Countries, Weapons, and Consequences, Slides of History

Download World War I: Causes, Countries, Weapons, and Consequences and more Slides History in PDF only on Docsity! WORLD WAR I “THE WAR TO END ALL WARS” Docsity.com Statistics • World War One included: • 3 Continents • 31 Countries • 65 Million Soldiers • 37 Million Casualties • 91,198 Deaths by Gas • 6,395 Allied and Neutral Ships Lost • $186.3 Billion Financial Losses Docsity.com Immediate Cause Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip, June 28th, 1914. Archduke Ferdinand First Bomb Gunshots Gav. Princip Docsity.com Escalation After the Archduke was killed, a series of events was set in motion, to change the world. 1. A-H declared war on Serbia. 2. Russia mobilized to aid Serbia. 3. Germany aids A-H, declares war on Russia. 4. France mobilizes to aid Russia. 5. Germany declares war on France. 6. Germany invades Belgium. 7. UK declares war on Germany. 8. OE mobilizes to aid Germany and A-H. 9. Italy joins France, UK, and Russia. 10. Bulgaria joins OE, Germany, and A-H. 11. US joins Italy, France, UK, and Russia Docsity.com Weapons Submarines Ships Gas Tanks Blimps Long Range Artillery Airplanes Docsity.com Lusitania The Lusitania was a British cruise liner, sunk by a German U-boat. The Sinking of the Lusitania, with 139 Americans on board (128 killed), prompted the United States to join the allies Docsity.com No Man’s Land Docsity.com No Man’s Land ' Docsity.com  EUROPE BY TREATY: 1920 v e U.S.S.R. © Moscow mt ? S (a \ GERMANY 5 \ a ~~ _ " Law POLAND \ VAR va Verroiler @ © ee, (UKRAINIAN PEOPLE's $1 Gornla Prague MOS saa REPUBLIC ico Bee Ss Y N Sevres s 4 4, FRANCE {~~ 4 @ronaia Cee BL tag Docsity.com The End “War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.” -Jimmy Carter Thanks For Watching! Docsity.com