1. World War I – The Total War
Experience

2. Please Note
 The beginning portion of this
PowerPoint is reviewing
information we covered before
midterms. Write sparingly! You
already have notes on this material!

3. WWI (1914-1918)-Causes Recap
Long term causes: MAIN
(militarism, alliances,
imperialism, and nationalism)
Short term cause: assassination
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

4. Key Players

5. The Western Front
 At the beginning of the war, the
Germans came up with the
Schlieffen Plan in which they
would rush to France on the
western front for a quick
victory, then move on to the eastern
front. This didn’t happen.

6. East
West

7. The Western Front
 The first battle of the Marne was a
loss for Germany, which foiled the
Schlieffen Plan. By this time, the
Russian forces in the east were
already invading Germany.
 Germany had no choice but to split
their army and fight a war on two
fronts.

8. Trench Warfare
 By early 1915,
the Allies and
Central Powers
had dug miles of
parallel trenches
along the
western front.

9. Trench Warfare
 This was known as trench
warfare, soldiers remained in
the trenches for long periods of
time and fought from in them.
There were often many
casualties and little land gains.

10. Please Note
New Material Starts Here

11. The Eastern Front
 At the
beginning of
the war, Russia
had launched
an attack on
both Austria
and Germany.

12. The Eastern Front
 For a while, Germany
was occupied with
France so Russia was
able to push Austria back
quite a bit. Eventually
Germany returned and
pushed the Russians out
of Austria.

13. Russia Struggles
 Unlike most of Europe, Russia had not
yet completely industrialized. This
meant Russia couldn’t produce supplies
as rapidly and was always short on things
such as food, clothing, and weapons.
 Germans were able to effectively block
Russia’s ports so the Allies had difficulty
shipping goods to them.

14. Russia Struggles
 Russia’s one
advantage was
their large
numbers. They
lost 2 million
soldiers by 1915
and were able
to keep going.

15. The Total War Hits Home
World War I was a total
war, which meant it touched
every aspect of life. The
whole government was
devoted to winning the war.

16. The Total War Hits Home
In a total war, the government
controls the economy to benefit
the war effort. Factories were
converted to make supplies for
the war. Every able bodied
person was called upon to help
the war effort.

17. The Total War Hits Home
 People were even recruited from
other countries to come help in the
war effort.
 Germans forced people from France
and Belgium to work in their
factories. The French and British
recruited people from China, India
and Africa to work in their factories.

18. Everybody Pitched In!

19. Rationing
 Since many goods were
in short supply
governments turned to
rationing which is
when people could only
buy small amounts of
certain goods that were
needed for the war
effort.

20. Rationing
 People were
encouraged to
have their own
gardens so
they’d take
less food away
from the
soldiers.

21. Rationing

22. Censoring and Propaganda
 Governments
attempted to suppress
anti – war activity to
keep morale high.
 Leaders also censored
news about the war so
people only heard the
positive news.

23. Censoring and Propaganda
 Governments also used
propaganda – one
sided information
designed to persuade
someone.
 War posters portraying
the enemy in a negative
light became very
popular.

24. Silent Conversation Directions
1. Get in groups of 2 -4.
2. You will be shown an image up on the TV.
3. In your groups take turns
writing/circling/drawing on the matching
image you have in your packet following
the prompts/questions given. DON’T
TALK OUT LOUD.
4. When time is up you may be asked to share
your group’s conversation.

25. Image # 1
Label the picture
using the
following
words:
Good/Hero
Bad/Villain

26. Image # 1
What is
happening in
this image?

27. Image # 3
“We teach you
to run!”
Label the image
with the
following:
Strong/
Powerful
Weak

28. Image # 3
“We teach you
to run!”
What is
being
implied
about
Germany’s
enemies?

29. Image # 4
 Who does “the
Hun” represent?
 What makes “the
Hun” intimidating
to the audience?
 What is the
desired result from
this image?