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Topic: World War I

 

Purpose: Demonstrate How World War I caused the power structure of Europe and the strategies of warfare to shift and cause further damage to the continent and the world in the twentieth century.

 

Thesis Statement: World War I brought about changes in the rules of warfare and the hierarchy of Europe that allowed for dictators to rise and rip apart the continent.

 

Introduction

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Orienting Material:         How will you begin this presentation in a way that appropriately garners audience attention?

Discuss the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, and the shock it brought to the world.  Many of us have wondered how our lives could change if we went back in time and changed one of our actions. However, I am quite an unusual person, a history buff for clarification. I imagine about what would have happened if the chauffer driving Archduke Franz Ferdinand through the streets of Sarajevo had not taken a wrong turn into the range of an assassin’s bullets. Yes, the fate of millions and the stability of the Western World was ultimately determined by an accidental turn. 

Show how the situation escalated into World War (Austria declares war on Serbia, Russia declares war on Austria, Germany declares war on Russia, etc.) 

Thesis statement. 

Body

Main Idea – Before World War I, the affairs of Europe had been dictated by the monarchs of century-old dynasties. The war forced many of these rulers to give up their sovereignty, leaving an opening for tyranny to consume European politics. 

A. Establish Context on ruling houses of Europe (Hohenzollern, Romanov, Windsor, Habsburg) 

1. 1. Year houses took control of their respective countries 
   2. Show close relationship between houses (George V first cousin of Tsar and Kaiser Wilhelm) 

B. Explain how the War forced rulers to renounce their thrones 

1. 1. Kaiser flees to Holland, Tsar assassinated, George V name change, Karl I flees to Madeira 
   2. Nazism rises in Germany; Russian revolution leads to Bolsheviks establishing Soviet Union 

 

Main Idea – World War I brought about the introduction of modern technology into warfare, which made it and future conflicts more damaging to armed forces and civilians.

A. War on land: Tanks, machine guns, bolt-action rifles, poisonous gas, airplanes introduced; cavalry units, dress uniforms, and open warfare phased out.

B. War on the seas: Unrestricted submarine warfare, advanced naval mines.

 

Main Idea – The shifts brought about by World War I set the foundation for future tensions and conflict in Europe

A. Treaty of Versailles and the paranoia of allied leaders

B. The Red Scare and the rise of Fascism

C. World War II and the Cold War

 

Conclusion: What became of the Monarchs and how has the world changed?

Romanovs martyrs of the Russian Orthodox Church

Karl I beatified by Catholic Church

Wilhelm II at first worried by the Third Reich, but supports Hitler after victories in Poland, France, Holland, etc.

Windsor family remain figures of unity in Britain.

World moves towards peace after technological developments of war could lead to absolute annihilation

Concluding Remark – If you were on the streets of Sarajevo when Archduke Ferdinand drove by on his way to death, and you had knowledge of what was to come, would you change history. Europe has become peaceful, but it has come at a price of lost history, millions of death, and a loss of faith.

 

 

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Slide One: Image of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assasination

Slide Two: Map of Europe in 1914

Slide Three: Monarchs of Europe in 1914

Slide Four: Monarchs of Europe after War

Slide Five: Technological Breakthroughs for land war (Tank, airplane, Richtofen, gas masks, trench warfare, cavalry)

Slide Six: Casualties of War: Lusitania and Britannic

Slide Seven: Total War and Nuclear Bomb

Slide Eight: Images of Romanovs, Karl I, and Windsor family

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