Unit 4 Notes 3:

World War and Conclusion

By 1915 (year 2) who were in the

Central Powers?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
The Ottoman Empire
(Turkey)
Bulgaria

How was South America

involved?
Brazil is the only
South American
country to join
the war
Supplies warships
to the Allies

How was Africa involved?

European
colonies
throughout Africa
become a
battlefield as the
warring countries
attack each
others colonies

How was Australia involved?

Sent soldiers to support the Allies in
the Middle East and the Pacific

How was Asia

involved?
Japan declares war on
Germany in 1914 and
seizes German
colonies in China and
the Pacific
India, a colony of
Britain, provides about
1.3 million people to
fight alongside the
British throughout
Europe

Why did the US enter the

war?
1. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

2. The Zimmerman Note (Telegram)

What is Unrestricted Submarine

Warfare?
The use of submarines to sink
without warning any ship (including
neutral ships and unarmed
passenger liners) found in enemy
waters

What was the Lusitania?

A
passenger
ship that
was sunk
by German
submarines
(U-Boats)
which killed
1,198
people
including

What was the

Lusitania?
Although Germany
claimed the ship
carried weapons
(which it did) the
American public
was outraged
Propaganda

What was the Zimmerman

Note?
In 1917, the British intercepted a
telegram from Germany heading to
Mexico. The message promised that
if Mexico became allies with
Germany, Germany would help
Mexico re-conquer the lands it lost to
the US
The Zimmerman Note forced the US
to finally declare war on Germany

How did the war affect the home

front?
Total War: Countries devote all of their
resources to the war effort
Rationing: People could only buy small
amounts of goods that were also needed
for the war effort
Propaganda: one-sided information
designed to persuade and to keep up
support for the war

What were the effects of total

war?
Unemployment
dropped to nearly zero
in most warring
countries
Women replaced men
in factories, offices, and
shops. They built tanks,
weapons, plowed fields
and ran hospitals. The
war changed many
peoples views of what
women were capable of
doing

What are some items that were

rationed?

Sugar
Tea/Coffee
Meat
Tobacco
Clothing
Metal
Wheat
Paper
Chocolate

Examples of
Propaganda

Examples of
Propaganda

Examples of
Propaganda

Examples of
Propaganda

Describe the surrender of

Russia.
The allies tried and failed to
supply the Russians in the Battle
of Gallipoli (Turkey).
As a result of war related
shortages of food and fuel, the
citizens of Russia stage a Marxist
revolution and overthrow their
leaders
To focus on rebuilding their

What were the WWI outcomes for

Russia?
5.5 million
Russian soldiers
are either
killed,
wounded, or
taken prisoner
Russia gives up
the territories of
Finland, Poland,
Ukraine,
Estonia, Latvia,
and Lithuania

How did WWI end?

No longer having to worry about Russia, Germany
launches the largest attack of the war on the
Western Front.
However, with the support of 2 million fresh US
soldiers, the Allies are able to withstand the
attack and drive back the Germans
Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire surrender
Austria-Hungary suffers a revolution that
overthrows their leaders and they withdraw from
the war
On Nov. 18th, 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II is forced to
step down. The new German government signs
an armistice, or cease-fire, to bring the war to an
end

What was the cost of the

war?
8.5 million soldiers died
21 million soldiers were
wounded
European countries spent
an estimated $338 billion
Destroyed acres of farm
land, homes, villages,
and towns