WAR

P R E S E N T A T I ON T E M P L A T E
 The great war
The term "the Great War" is commonly used
to refer to World War I (WWI), which was a
global conflict that took place from 1914 to
1918. It was one of the most significant and
devastating wars in history, involving many
of the world's major powers and their
colonies.

The immediate cause of World War I was the

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of
Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914, by a
Serbian nationalist. This event triggered a
series of alliances and diplomatic
complexities that eventually led to the
outbreak of war.
 World War I, also known as the First World War or
the Great War, was a global conflict that took place
from 1914 to 1918. It involved many of the world's
major powers and their allies, and it was one of the
most significant and devastating wars in history.
Causes: The immediate trigger for World War I was
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of
Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo by a
Bosnian Serb nationalist. This event set off a chain
reaction of alliances and diplomatic tensions, leading
to the outbreak of war.

World War I
 World War I (1914 – 1918)
The immediate trigger for World War
of I was the assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand of the Austria-
Hungary on June 28.
World War II (1939 – 1945)
World War II began in Europe on Sep
1, 1939, when the Germany invaded
Poland. Great Britain and France
responded by.
Colonial war(1961 –1974)
Is a blanket term relating to the
various conflicts that arose as the
result of overseas territories being
settled by foreign powers creating
a colony.
 World war timeline
1914 (June 28) Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated.

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War.

1914 (July 28)
1914 (Aug 2 -7) Allied forces land on the Gallipoli Peninsula of Ottoman Empire.

Austria-Hungary invades Russia.

1914 (Aug 10)
Germany begins naval blockade of Great Britain.
1914 (Sep 09)
Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated.
1915 (Feb 18)
The initial stages of the war
Years before 1914, successive chiefs of the German been
foreseeing Germany’s having to fight a war on two fronts at
the same time, against Russia in the east and France in the
west, whose combined strength was numerically superior to
the Central Powers

general staff from 1858 to 1888, decided that Germany

should stay at first on the defensive in the west and deal a
crippling blow to Russia’s advanced forces before turning to
counterattack the French advance. His immediate successor

Schlieffen Plan
“ This is a war to end all wars.”
-Woodrow Wilson, 1917
 The war in the west, 1914

The initial clashes between the French and German

armies along the Franco-German and Franco-Belgian
frontiers are collectively known as the Battle of the
Frontiers.

This group of engagements, which lasted from August

14 until the beginning of the First Battle of the Marne
on September 6, battle in human history up to that time,
given the fact that a total of more than two million
troops were involved.

The German invasion

For the smooth working of their plan for the invasion of the Germans
of Liège, which commanded the route prescribed
The Eastern and other fronts, 1914
On the Eastern Front greater distances and
quite considerable differences between the
equipment Trench lines might form, but to
break them was not difficult, particularly for
the German army, and then mobile
operations of the old style could
be undertaken.

Urged by the French to the take offensive

action against the Germans, the Russian
commander in chief, Grand Duke Nicholas
took it loyally but prematurely, before
 World war
v Rival strategies and the Dardanelles campaign, 1915–16. Serbia and the Salonika
expedition

v The immediate trigger for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of
Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914, by a Serbian nationalist.

v The conflict quickly spread across Europe and eventually involved many other nations,
including the United States, which entered the war in 1917.

v The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, which imposed heavy
reparations on Germany and redrew the map of Europe.
 Major developments in 1916
In 1914 the of World War I had been on
the Western Front, in 1915 it shifted to the
Eastern, and in 1916 it once more moved back
to France. Though the
western Allies had dissipated some of their
strength in the Dardanelles, Salonika, and
Mesopotamia.
Britain’s armies in France had grown to 36
divisions by the end of 1915. By that time
voluntary enlistments, though massive, had
nevertheless proved to be inadequate
 Developments in 1917
The western Allies had good reason to be profoundly dissatisfied with the poor results of their enterprises of
1916, and this dissatisfaction was signalized by two major changes made at the end of the year. In Great Britain,
the government.
Russian revolutions
This change was made too late to avert a more
harmful sequel, for in late April a mutiny broke out
among the French infantry and spread until 16 French
army corps were affected.
The authorities chose to ascribe it to
seditious propaganda but the mutinous outbreaks
always occurred when exhausted troops were ordered
back into the line, and they signaled their grievances
by such significant cries
“We’ll defend the trenches, but we won’t attack.”
Petain restored tranquility by meeting the just
grievances of the troops; his reputation for sober
judgment restored the troops’ confidence in their

leaders, and he made it clear that he would avoid future

reckless attacks on the German lines.
 The far east
Since Germany’s previous restrictions of
its submarine warfare.

Since Germany’s previous restrictions of

its submarine warfare.
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