World War I Virtual Museum

2. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Born on December 18th 1863
Third in line for the Austro- Hungarian thrown
Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of
the black hand.
Died on June 28, 1914

3. Gavrilo Princip
• Born July 25th, 1894, in Bosnia- Herzegovina
• Member of the black hand for 2 years
• Was sent to assassinate Archduke Franz
Ferdinand with others from the black hand
• Was successful in assassinating the Archduke

4. Four causes of WW1
1- Imperialism
2- Nationalism
3- Militarism
4- Alliances
Central
Allies Powers

5. Great Britain
• The British were great naval allies in WW1

6. Russia
• Russia was a great ally for troop support
because of the large number of troops

7. France
• France was a good ally because it provided a
good Air Force

8. Germany
• Attacked France and Russia

9. Austro-Hungarian
• Fought against Serbia and Russia for territory

10. Ottoman Empire
• Joined the Germans
• Officially joined the central powers after the
Russian Black sea ports were bombed

11. Imperialism
• European countries competing for colonies
• “Bigger is better”
• Areas of conflict:
– Africa
– Bosnia
– Alsace
– Lorraine

12. Nationalism
• Pride in your country
• Pan- German
– Re unite all German speaking people
• Pan- Slavic
– Re unite all Slavic speaking people
• Slavic's controlled by Germans

13. Militarism
• Building up the military
• Military was built up for 2 reasons
1) Protect colonies
2) Peer pressure
• Used a mandatory draft

14. Alliances
• Forming partnerships with other nations
• CP= Germany, Austria, Ottoman empire
• A= Britain, France, Russia, U.S

15. Trench Warfare

16. Trench warfare
• Used to protect their positions and cut down
on losses
• At night supplies were sent in
• At dawn/dusk attacks came, artillery fire and
then go over the top
• Had to go through barbed wire, and machine
gun fire

17. Problems with Trench warfare
• Mud
• Rats
• Smell
• Body rot
• Cold
• Staying dry
• Maggots
• Lice
• Disease

18. Why the US entered the
war

19. Lusitania
• Torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7th,
1915
• Killed 1,198 of its 1,959 passengers
• Turned public opinion against Germany
• Germans claimed it carried war materials for
the allies
• They were right

20. Unrestricted submarine warfare
• Sussex pledge
– Germany wont sink merchants and they will warn
ships before they shoot them
• In 1917 Germany was defeating Russia with
unrestricted submarine warfare

21. U.S in WW1

22. U.S. in WW1
• General Pershing led the U.S. troops
• By 1917 Germany controlled Belgium, Italy,
and north France
• By July 1918 the U.S. had over 1 million troops
in the war
• U.S. cut off Germanys rail ways for troops and
supplies

23. U.S. in WW1 continued
• October 1918 German lines are crumbling
• November the Allies have the high ground and
Germany surrenders
• 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month
ww1 ends

24. Treaty of Versailles

25. Treaty of Versailles
• New nations created
• Germany accepted all responsibility and paid
for war
• Created the league of nations