7 World War I

When and where did WWI happen?

Europe, 1914-1918

What were the four reasons why WWI started?

MAIN: M- Militarism: Countries like Germany and Britain were building big armies and weapons. A- Alliances: Countries made teams to help each other if war started. I- Imperialism: Countries were fighting to take land in Africa, Asia, and Southeast Europe. N- Nationalism: Some groups in Southeast Europe wanted their own freedom. They were willing to fight for freedom.

What was the big event that started WWI?

When a man named Archduke Ferdinand was killed by a group who wanted freedom for Austria-Hungary

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

The agreement that ended WWI

What were the four things in the Treaty of Versailles that Germany had to do?

Say sorry for starting the war.

Pay money (30 billion dollars!) to fix the damage.

Make its army smaller.

Give up some land.

What bad thing happened because of the Treaty of Versailles?

Germans were angry about all the stuff they had to do. This helped Hitler come to power and helped to start WWII.

What three things happened after WWI?

1. Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were broken up into smaller countries. 2. The Armenian Massacre. 3. Women got the right to vote.

What happened in the Armenian massacre?

During the war, the Turks tried to kill all the Armenians in their country.

This is called a genocide – trying to kill an entire group of people.

What does genocide mean?

trying to kill an entire group of people.

Genocide is a terrible crime and a big human rights violation.