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Cause of WW1
causesImperialism- Extending economic and political control over weaker nations.
Nationalism- Devotion to the interest and culture of ones nation.
Militarism- Development of armed forces and their use as tools of diplomacy.
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Assassination of Franz FerdinandFranz and his Wife Sophia were touring though Sarajevo to check on his troops. As they were riding in a car in a parade a Serbian terrorist group called the Black Hand tried by throwing grenades. The first attempt failed , second attempt was sucessful. The assassin was Gavrilo Princip. This event caused the war because of the alliance system. -
Allies versus the Central Power
Allies- England, Russia, France and Us toward the end of the war. Central Powers- Ottoman Empire, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary -
3 New weapons of WW1
new weapons1st The most effiective in the beginning of the war was mustard gas it killed and effected lives, the gas turned out to be uneffective when the allies were equiped with gas masks.
2nd- Tanks made it easier for forces to move and gain ground without losing many lives.
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Fighting Begins
battle of liegeThe battle of the Liege is the first battle of WW1. Where the Germans attacked on the northern border of France. -
Trench Warfare
videotrenchesThis is the month when the battles went more into the trenches. The trenches were terrible because the conditions were gross and dirty. Many of the soldiers got trench[. foot because there was water in the trenches. There were many soldiers who got lice and got different kinds of fevers. -
British Blockade
blockadeThe purpose of the blockade was to stop Germany from getting supplies, so they starved their enemies. This blockade ended when the war was basically over in 1918. The affect was that the German soldiers were getting hungry and many villages went into major famines. So it made it easier for the allies. -
The Lusitania
Luisitania videoLusitaniaThe Lusitania was a massive ship used to take people from the US to Great Britain. The reason why this incident was a big deal was because the Germans were controlling the seas with U-Boats. Along with unrestricted submarine warfare, 128 US citizens were killed when the ship was shot by a German U-Boat. -
Great Migration
The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million blacks out of the Southern United States to the Northeast, Midwest, and West from 1910 to 1930.The primary factor wrap for migration was the racial climate and widespread violence of lynching in the South. -
Election of 1916
electoral votespopular vote resultsWilson vs Hughes and WIlson won. Wilson was actually projected to lose the night before the election. Wilson won with the mentality of not going to war. Wilson won by a slim margin in both electoral and popular. -
The Zimmerman Note
Zimmerman NotesWas a message from the Germans to the Mexicans. The message said that the Germans were going to continue to use Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, and the Germans wanted help from the Mexican and Japanese people. If Germany won then the Cental Powers would gang up on the US with a 3 sided war, and Mexico could get their lost land back. -
America joins the fight
ww1 america
America joins the war because of Germany sinking ships with American passengers, the Zimmerman note which said that the US was going to be a target. So the US joined to make sure that the war didn't come to America, and they wanted to make sure the Allies won. -
CPI
Comittee on Public Info. Their main job was to provided propaganda to the public to influence what the government wanted.George Creel. Cartoons, Art, Articles...etc
Example of propaganda. -
WIB
War industries Board the main people behind making the war possible with supplies and other war needs.Bernard Baruch,Taxes on income and luxury were passed. Bonds were sold. Liberty and Victory bonds netted $21 billion. Bonds and taxes were able to pay for the $30 billion the United States used during the war. However, the bonds also pushed the U.S. government into a larger debt. -
Women's Role
Women were also involved in knitting socks for the soldiers on the front, as well as other voluntary work, but as a matter of survival women had to work for paid employment for the sake of their families. Many women worked as volunteers serving at the Red Cross, encouraged the sale of war bonds or planted "victory gardens". -
Selective Service Act
By the end of the war 2 million men were drafted. The reason why so many were drafted was because our army needed numbers if we were going to fight in the world war. Called for able men 21- 30 mainly. -
Espionage and Sedition Acts
It originally prohibited any attempt to interfere with military operations, to support U.S. enemies during wartime, to promote insubordination in the military, or to interfere with military recruitment. In 1919, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Schenck v. United States that the act did not violate the freedom of speech of those convicted under its provisions. -
Wilson's 14 point plan
planWas a speech given by United States President Woodrow Wilson to a joint session of Congress.The address was intended to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe. -
Armistice
armisticeKnown as Remembrance Day, marks the day the treaty between the Allies and Germany was established. Was later changed to Vets Day after WW2. -
Schenck vs US
Charles Schenck was the Secretary of the Socialist Party of America and was responsible for printing, distributing, and mailing to prospective military draftees during WW1.concluded that a defendant did not have a First Amendment right to freedom of speech against the draft during World War I. -
Big 4 in the War
David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and Woodrow Wilson of the United States. The 4 winning nations of the war. -
Treaty of Versailles
treatyPros-Germany was to accept the blame for starting war, under the terms of 'War guilt' cause. )Germany was to reduce its army to 100,000 men. Cons- Germany has hard feelings and Hitler comes to power because mistreatment, US split. Germany has to reduce military and pays for war damages. land gave back to smaller countries. -
Map
New Countries-. Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan,Czechoslovakia.and many little countries in Russia and ottman empire area. -
Final stats of war
statstotal casulties- 8,538,315
Total Cost-$125,690,477,000 for allies
central powers- $186,333,637,000 -
League of Nations
leagueIt was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. Its primary goals, as stated in its Covenant, included preventing war , and settling international disputes through negotiations. Promoted by Wilson. To make sure there would not be another world war.
