World War One Outline

The Great War

I. Origins of War:
A. Nationalist Conflict
B. The Alliance System
C. Assassination
D. Mobilization
E. Romantic Nationalism
II. Outbreak of War
A. Western Front
B. Eastern Front
C. World War
1. Gallipoli
2. Genocide
3. Total war
III. Ending the War:
A. The War at Sea (and how it backfired)
B. Enter the U.S.
C. Germany’s 1918 Offensive
D. Treaty of Versailles