1. World War I

2. Reasons for the Great War
1. Extreme nationalism – a devotion to one’s
own country
2. Imperialism – several countries wanted large
empires
3. Alliances – European nations had agreements
to support one another militarily

3. • Triple Alliance (Central Powers)– Germany,
Austria-Hungary and Italy
– They had common imperialistic goals

4. • Triple Entente (Allied Powers)– Britain, France,
and Russia
– Had a common fear of Germany

5. • The assassination of Austria’s Archduke
Ferdinand sparked World War I

7. New weapons and equipment for WWI
• British developed the tank

8. • Germans developed poison gas

10. • Germans used zeppelins.
• Later replaced them with airplanes

11. Airplanes
• “dogfights” –aerial
battle between two
airplanes
• “aces” – pilots who
shot down 5 or
more enemy planes

12. • “the Red Baron” – Germany’s top ace with 80
kills

13. • Eddie Rickenbacker was America’s most
famous ace with 26 kills

15. • German’s had the submarine.
• Also called a U-boat