This World War I Schlieffen Plan map was created by History Crunch to help students and teachers understand Germany’s pre-war military strategy for fighting a two-front war. It shows the planned German invasion route through Belgium and into France, why the plan failed and how its failure led directly to the development of the Western Front stalemate. Designed for students in grades 5 to 12.
This World War I Western Front map was created by History Crunch to help students and teachers understand the geographic location and significance of the Western Front during the First World War. It shows the trench line running through Belgium and northeastern France, key battle locations and the stalemate that defined the western theater of the war from 1914 to 1918. Designed for students in grades 5 to 12.
This Causes of World War I infographic was created by History Crunch to help students and teachers quickly understand the main long-term and short-term causes of the First World War. It covers the four M.A.I.N. causes of militarism, alliance systems, imperialism and nationalism, as well as the assassination of Franz Ferdinand as the immediate spark. Designed for students in grades 5 to 12.
The Central Powers of World War I included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. These nations faced off against the Allied Powers throughout the course of the First World War.
This Russia in World War I infographic was created by History Crunch to help students and teachers quickly understand Russia’s role in the First World War. It covers why Russia entered the war, the Eastern Front, major battles including Tannenberg, the home front struggles, the Russian Revolution and Russia’s withdrawal from the war. Designed for students in grades 5 to 12.
The Bosnian Crisis of 1908 was an important event in the history of the Balkans, and was especially significant to European nationalism and World War I.
American women in World War I, served several different important roles and made significant contributions to the overall American war effort.
Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum to Serbia before World War I was a significant aspect of the outbreak of the First World War. It was sparked by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and contributed to the outbreak of hostilities in 1914.
The Black Hand was an important aspect of European nationalism in the years before World War I. In fact, they were responsible for the assassination that plunged the world into the First World War.
This Ottoman Empire in World War I infographic was created by History Crunch to help students and teachers quickly understand the role of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. It covers how the Ottomans entered the war on the side of the Central Powers, their major battles including Gallipoli, the Caucasus Campaign and the Sinai and Palestinian Campaign, the Armenian Genocide on the home front and the eventual collapse of the empire. Designed for students in grades 5 to 12.