Transcript Europe Plunges Into War - Scott Latchem's World History

By The End Of The PPT You Will Know…
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Three Important Dates For The War…
The Central Powers
The Allied Powers
The German Plan For War
Europe Plunges Into War
Background
• June 28, 1914
– Gavrilo Princip of the Black Hand assassinates
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to A-H throne
• A-H makes Ultimatum against Serbia
– Serbia mobilizes
– A-H mobilizes
– Russia mobilizes
– War Begins
– August 1, 1914
• Main Idea: One European nation after another
was drawn into a large and industrialized war
that resulted in many casualties
Setting the stage
• 1914-Europe divide into two rival camps
– Triple Alliance vs. Triple Entente
• A-H declaration of war set off chain reaction
• Countries followed
– Nearly all of Europe soon join
The Great War Begins
• Russia starts to mobilize
toward A-H border
– After A-H declaration
of war against Serbia
– Expected Germany to
follow quickly
• August 1, 1914 Germany
declares war on Russia
• August 3, 1914 Germany
declares war on France
Nations Take Side
• Central Powers-Location
in Europe
– Germany, A-H,
Bulgaria, Ottoman
Empire
• Allies
– Great Britain, France,
Russia, Japan, Italy
• Millions of soldiers
marched happily to war
A Bloody
Stalemate
• Summer to Fall 1914
Long bloody
stalemate
• Western Front
– Battle areas in
Northern France
The Conflict
Grinds Along
• Schlieffen Plan
– Avoid war on two
fronts
– France
– Russia
• Go in through Belgium
• Led Great Britain to into
War
• Sept. 5-Allies win
– Battle of the Marne
Write the Answers Down…
• What day did Germany declare war on Russia?
• What day did Germany declare war on France
• What was the name of the plan which the
German military implemented to avoid a twofront war?
• Who were some of the Central Powers (4)?
• Who were the Allied powers (4)?
• What day did the Battle of the Marne start?