PPT-World War I The War was also known as THE GREAT WAR and famously “THE WAR TO END ALL

It was a global military conflict that took place mainly in Europe between 1914 amp 1918 It was a total war which left great devastation millions dead and shaped the modern world World War I created a decisive break with the old world order that had emerged after the Napoleonic Wars The results of World War I would be important factors in the development of World War II 21 years later. naztaziacom RRN57347IRU57347WKH57347YLGHR5734757523RZ57347WR57347URFKHW URRPVWLFN57347DFH573476FDUI p. 18 Millennium 1. STUDY QUESTIONS. What was the reason for the “Hundred Years’ War and how did it develop?. It broke out because of Edward III’s claim to the vacant throne of France. Tragic events such. ‘At eleven o’clock this morning, the cruellest and most terrible war that has ever cursed mankind came to an end. I hope we can say that this morning came to an end all wars.’ . David Lloyd-George speaking in Parliament on the 11. (We’re not watching 300). All accounts of war are Greek, no Persian records found . Main source- . Herodotus 484-425BC. “Father of History”. Persian Wars- 499-449 BC. "For the first time, a chronicler set himself to trace the origins of a conflict not to a past so remote so as to be utterly fabulous, nor to the whims and wishes of some god, nor to a people's claim to manifest destiny, but rather explanations he could verify personally.". Background/Causes. By 300 BCE, Rome was one of the five world powers along with:. The great empire of Carthage in the west. 3 Hellenistic monarchies: Egypt, Syria and Macedon in the east. Challenges to the Republic: The Punic Wars. Text . Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two . world wars (1919-1939). Title. What was Europe like after World War I ? . Text . Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two . They were a series of conflicts which occurred during the 1860s and 1870s between Maori and British settlers/government.. These conflicts primarily centred on the issue of land and sovereignty.. Overview. Chapters 22-25 . History Alive!. , Ch. 11 . Americans. History Alive!.  . Ch. . 22: From Neutrality to War . p. . 283-291. “Was it in the national interest of the US to stay neutral or declare war in 1917?”. M – . Militarism. : Fascination with war and a strong military. A – . Alliances. : Agreements among varying nations to help each other out. I – . Imperialism. : Building empires and competition for markets. Containment. Mutually Assured Destruction. Korean War, 1950-1953. Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Afghanistan, 1979-1989. Mikhail Gorbachev. The Kitchen Debates, 1959. The First Phase, 1947-1953. George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” and the policy of containment. World War I. Overview . In the late summer of 1914, the nations of Europe went to war. All parties involved expected that the conflict would be short and decisive – that, as the British press was fond of claiming, “the boys” would be “home by Christmas”. Benjamin J. Cohen. University of California, Santa Barbara. Remarks prepared for the Conference on “. The Political . Economy of International Money”. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 4 April 2014. World War I. Overview . In the late summer of 1914, the nations of Europe went to war. All parties involved expected that the conflict would be short and decisive – that, as the British press was fond of claiming, “the boys” would be “home by Christmas”. Teaching “Star Wars” and Classical Mythology Tom Sienkewicz Monmouth College tjsienkewicz@monmouthcollege.edu http:// department.monm.edu/classics/swpaca.starwars.pptx http://department.monm.edu.classics/courses/CLAS230/StarWars