BIRLA OPEN MINDS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Kollur

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Name: ___________________________ Grade: 6A

Subject: GP - SS Topic: World War 1 – Part 1

Date: 6/12/19

WORLD WAR 1

➢ WW1 was fought between 1914 to 1918.

➢ Over 30 nations fought in the war.
➢ Fought majorly between 7 Allied powers and 4 Central powers.
➢ Allied powers won in the end.

Deaths

➢ Military: 9 Million
➢ Civilians: 7 Million
➢ Death in aftermath (Genocide and Epidemic): 50 to 100 million

Who were the 7 Allied Powers? Who were the 4 Central Powers?

1. Great Britain 1. Germany

2. France 2. Austria - Hungary

3. Italy 3. Bulgaria

4. Romania 4. Ottoman Empire

5. Russia

6. United States

7. Japan
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 BIRLA OPEN MINDS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Kollur
Cambridge Assessment International Education
Instruction sheet
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World War 1
(1914 – 1918)

Global War
- Over 30 countries fought the war.
- Allies vs. Central Powers.
- Britain’s entry turned the war into a global conflict.

Mass Citizen Armies

- Apart from Military, millions of Civilians fought the war.
- Victory was dependent on people support.

War of Production
- Resources were pooled to manufacture weapons.
- Britain alone produced 4 million rifles, 52,000 aeroplanes and
2800 tanks!
War of Innovation
- Aircrafts were equipped with deadly weapons.
- Chemical Warfare.
- Communication technology was developed.
- There were advancements in Medicine due to war.
War of Destruction
- 9 million military personnel died.
- 7 million civilians died.
- 50 to 100 million more died due to Genocide and
epidemics.
- Millions were wounded and disabled.
- Destroyed Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires.
How did it all begin?
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On 28 June, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of
Austria- Hungary, was shot and killed by a Serbian man named Gavrilo 1. Archduke Franz
Princip who thought Serbia should control Bosnia instead of Austria. Ferdinand of
Because its leader had been shot, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Austria-Hungary
2. Gavrilo Princip
Russia got involved because it was friends with Serbia. of Serbia
Then Germany declared war on Russia because it was friends with Austria-
3.Russia-Serbia
Hungary.
Britain got into the fight because Germany attacked its friends, Belgium and 4. Germany-
France. Austria Hungary
With Britain’s entry, it became a Global conflict. 5. Britain –
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