第一次世界大战 World War I（PPT).ppt

February 26, 2001 The First World War Adapted from McIntyre at  U.S. government WWI posters The First World War: When? The First World War: Why? The First World War: Who? The First World War: Where? Why did it take so long for America to get involved in the war? America was isolationist. “Why should I get involved in someone else’s problems?” The Monroe Doctrine (1823) sought to isolate “the American continents” from European influences and problems. Thinking Slide: Which side should the U.S. pick? What did it take to get the U.S. involved? What did it take to get the U.S. involved? What did it take to get the U.S. involved? What did it take to get the U.S. involved? What did it take to get the U.S. involved? What did it take to get the U.S. involved? How was the war looking for the allies? Convincing the American People Posters Convincing the American People Convincing the American People What did the U.S. do to help? The U.S. provided the food, money, and fresh troops needed to win the war. How did the war affect the U.S.? How did the war affect the U.S.? What ended the war? Extend your learning: * * War involving nearly all the nations of the world 1914-1918 What? Long term causes: 1. Militarism 2. Alliance system 3. Imperialism 4. Nationalism (Memory tip: Think MAIN.) Short term cause: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his Wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg one hour before their deaths, June 28, 1914. The assassination was the spark that ignited the war. Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Russia France Great Britain Italy Japan United States (1917) Central Powers: Allies: Kaiser Wilhelm II, Mehmed V, Franz Joseph: The three emperors of the Central Powers in World War I Map of Europe during WWI: Originally, Italy joined the Triple Alliance but after the war broke out, it switched