Major Wars of the World

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•What are the three major wars that

took place around the world?•Who took part in them?•When did they happen?•Where did they happen?• Why did they happen? Click

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• World War 1

• World War 2

• Civil War • Test

World War 1

•Who and What?

•When and Where?

•Why? Main Menu

Who and What?• The war started out between

Germany and Russia• Germany eventually declared

war on France and Belgium• Soon after, Great Britain and

Italy joined and declared war on Germany (they were allies with Russia)• American’s wanted to stay

neutral in order to keep peace and insure trade

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Extra- Click on the picture for more information about who /what countries

took part in WW1.

When and Where?• The war started in

1914 in Europe• America entered the

war on April 6, 1917 • The major battles

took place in Germany• The war ended on

June 28, 1918 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

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Why?• There are many factors of

why the war started• The German’s were using

trench warfare and eventually introduced unrestricted submarine warfare• The German’s sunk a United

States neutral ship- This is why the U.S. entered the war

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World War 2

•Who and What?

•When and Where?

•Why? Main Menu

Who and What?• World War 2 started when Nazi

Germany invaded Poland• The U.S. was forced into the war by

Japan• The U.S. most important allies were

Great Britain and the Soviet Union• Japan’s allies were Germany and

Italy• A major world event that occurred

during World War 2 was The Holocaust- where thousands of Jews were killed because of their race in Germany

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When and Where? • World War 2 began in 1939 with the Nazi invasion• War was declared

on the United States on December 7, 1941• Most of the major

battles took place in Europe• The war ended in

1945WW2 Menu

Why?• Germany

unexpectedly invaded Poland • Other European

countries felt like they had to act and joined the war• The United States

joined the war because Japan attacked and bombed us at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

WW2 MenuClick on the Picture above and find

how many people died in World War 2*On the test*

Extra- If you want to know more about

Germany and how WW2

started, click on the picture

above

Civil War

•Who and What?

•When and Where?

•Why? Main Menu

Who and What?• The Civil War was fought between

the United States and the Confederate States of America• 11 states seceded from the Union

and they called themselves “The Confederate States of America”

Civil War

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Click on the picture of the Confederate flag and write on a piece of paper the 11 seceded

states for bonus points

When and Where?• The Civil War took place in the

United States between the slave states (Confederates) and free states (Union)• It started on April 12,1861 in

Charleston, South Carolina with the Battle of Fort Sumter• General Lee (Confederates)

surrendered to General Grant on April 9, 1865 at the Appomattox courthouse

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Why? • Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 and the southern slave states were outraged because he had anti-slavery views• Suddenly slave states were seceding

from the union• The U.S. kept their troops stationed at

Fort Sumter, which was within confederate territory• When the U.S. refused to remove their

troops, the confederates opened fire– starting the war Civil

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Question 1:

World War 1 started in ___________ and the United States joined in ___________.

A. 1892 and 1905

B. 1914 and 1917

C. 1923 and 1924

Question 2:

Why did the United States join World War 1?

A.Because they like to fight

B. Because they didn’t want trade to stopC. Because Germany sunk a neutral U.S. ship

Question 3:

A major world event that took place during World War 2 was ______________?

A. The Holocaust

B. The U.S. joined the war

C. Mass destruction in Europe

Question 4:

Around how many people died during World War 2?

A. 4 million (4,000,000)B. 60 million (60,000,000)C. 90 thousand (90,000)

Question 5:

How many states seceded from the union to form the Confederate States of America?

A. 8

B. 12

C. 11

Question 6:

Why did the Civil War start and where?

A. The U.S. refused to remove their troops from Fort SumterB. The U.S. invaded the confederates at Fort HoodC. The confederates decided to rebel and opened fire on the people of South Carolina

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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/america_and_world_war_one.htm Information for WW1

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https://www.google.com/search?q=submarine+warfare&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=613&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=yhA3VJgyxLHIBMa_gsgO&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=submarine%20warfare%20ww1&revid=2066091242&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=JtdgbCHqwpKkwM%253A%3BJTknoIvxy6pDwM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fd75822.medialib.glogster.com%252Fsavannahmariegreene%252Fmedia%252F46%252F46963e8b22e742255b22b4b766962ee4c0fa7b47%252Fpershot.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimgarcade.com%252F1%252Funrestricted-submarine-warfare-ww1%252F%3B443%3B447 Slide 7 picture

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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/timeline_of_world_war_one.htm Information for WW2

http://history1800s.about.com/od/civilwar/tp/civil-war-year-by-year.htm Information for Civil War

http://www.historynet.com/confederacy Information about Confederates

http://www.historynet.com/causes-of-the-civil-war Information about Civil War