World War I Virtual Museum

1. Take The
Tour Now

2. To Trench Warfare

3. •Two Movements: Pan-German and Pan-
Slavic
• Pan-German Movement- The hope of
uniting all German speaking people.
•Pan-Slavic Movement- The hope of
uniting al Slavic (Russian) speaking
people.

4. • Military was built up for two reasons:
• 1. Protect colonies
• 2. Peer Pressure
• They used a mandatory draft.
•Russia had the largest army
•Germany had the best trained soldiers
• Britain had the largest navy

5. • Alliances- Partnerships with nations
• Central Powers- Germany, Austria,
Ottoman Empire
• Allies- Britain, France, Russia, U.S.

6. •Europe nations were competing for
land.
• They believed that “Bigger was Better”
Example: Africa, Bosnia, Alsace, Lorraine

7. To Why The U.S Entered
WWI

8. •Trenches were made to protect
their positions and to cut down
on losses
• Supplies were brought in at
night

9. • There were many problems in
the trenches. Including: mud,
rats, smell, body rot, cold,
maggots, lice disease, and Trench
Foot

10. • Both sides used barb wire to
protect themselves from soldiers
trying to take over there trench
• Artillery was the only way to
clear out barb wire

11. To The U.S In WWI

12. • Germany promised not to sink
merchant ships without first warming
them and rescuing passengers
• Using this tactic, the Germans were
sinking all sips headed for the Allies

13. • The Lusitania was a passenger ship
that was secretly carrying ammunition
to the Allies
• A German submarine sank the ship
• 1,198 passengers died (128
American)
• President Wilson demanded
Germany to apologize and pay
damages

14. • Zimmerman was a German official
• He sent a letter to Mexico asking them
to attack U.S.
• In exchange, Mexico would get some
land back in the U.S.

16. • The U.S. attacked the Germans through
the Argonne Forest
• It took 47 days and 1.2 million solders
but the U.S. finally got supply lines cut
off

17. • Led the U.S. troops
• He eventually was able to push
through Germany and make them
surrender

18. • By July 1918, the U.S. had 1 million
troops in the war
• In Nov. the Allies captured high ground
To The Treaty of
Versailles

19. Back To The Lobby

20. • The Treaty of
Versailles created the
League of Nations.
• This organization of
countries designed to
maintain peace and
stability.

21. • The Treaty of
Versailles divided up
many countries
including Russia,
Germany, and the
Ottoman Empire

22. • The Treaty of
Versailles punished
Germany.
• The had to take full
responsibility for the
war and pay 33 billion
dollars.