Transcript Fighting Around the World

WWI: A World War
Fighting will take place
all over the world
1. Excitement
2. Alliances
3. Use of colonies
Reason 1: Excitement For War
*Europe had been excited about going
to war
1. Ideas of glory and
adventure
2. Propaganda helped
spread these ideas.
*Propaganda=Information (normally
biased and misleading) used to
promote or publicize a particular
cause or point of view.
Uses
emotion
Shows the
enemy as
beasts
Shows the
enemy as
beasts
Uses
emotion
Not a Six Month War
-After the 1st year, Great Powers
realized this would not be a
quick war
-Enthusiasm for the war starts
to drop.
*Gov. ramps up propaganda
and silences dissenters.
Reasons for a Slow War
 1) Trench warfare- a
slow process with little
land advancement.
 2) New weapons of
war- better devices for
killing and fighting
(machine gun, poison
gas)
 3) Two-front warmultiple battles all
over Europe.
Reason 2: Alliances
Soon after the war started, other countries
joined in the fighting:
Some joined because they were allies or wanted to
be allies
The Ottoman Turks and Bulgaria joined the Central powers
Italy and Japan joined the Allied Powers.
Central Powers
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Turks
Bulgaria
Allied Powers
Russia
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Reason 3: Colonies
The use of colonial armies for fighting
also made the war world wide.
They either wanted to or were made to
join by their imperial power.
G.B. used soldier from India, Kenya, South
Africa
 The Indian people were influenced by Mohandas Gandhi
to fight with the Brits.
Germany used soldiers from China
These new countries did not really give
either side a military advantage, it just
was a new place to continue the
fighting.
Russia Needs Help!
 The Gallipoli Campaign- new Allied strategy.
 Focuses on defeating Turks.
 Get control of the Dardanelles- a narrow sea straight that led
to the capital of the Ottomans, Constantinople.
 Use the Dardanelles to get a supply line to Russia through the
Black Sea.
Failure at Gallipoli
The Gallipoli Campaign ended at a
stalemate
Both side had dug trenches and could not
defeat each other
The Allies had to retreat
Allies in Turkey
Allies failed in Turkey, but
they continued to look for
new ways to destroy the
Ottoman Turks.
They helped Arab nations
get independence form
Turkey
Lawrence of Arabia: British
officer urged princes to
revolt against the Ottomans
controlling them