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Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary and the ottoman empire -
Allies
Consisted of Brittain, France and Russia -
1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Serbarian Nationalist Gavrilo Princip shot the archduke and his wife. Austria hungry declared war. -
Schlieffen Plan
Germany invaded belggium followed by the plain. This paln was called for holding action against russia, combined with a quick attack through belgium to paris: after france had fallen the two german armies would defeat Russia -
sinking of British liner Lusitania
A U- A boat sunk the ship of the southern coast of irerland. 128 on board weere americans. Germany deffended their action on the linear carried ammuniation. Despite that americans public opinon turned agist Germany and central powers -
Sinking of Brittish liner Arabic
killed two american and the americans protested. The german promised not sink anymore but lied -
Sinking of French passenger liner Sussex
German torpeod an unarmed French Passenger. American were killed or injured. America warned germany that if does not stop it would havi to end its deplomatic relation. -
Battle of Somme
Brittain lost 1.2 million casulaetes, but only 7 miles of ground was going back and forth -
Selective Service Act of 1917
The act requried men to register with the governmebnt in order that they can choose random people for war -
War industries Board
Bernard M. Baruch, a bsness manwas the leader. Encourage companies to use mass production techniques to increase effincey. Also ureged to eliminate waste by standarizing products. -
espionage and Sedition Acts
Person can be fined up to 10,000 dollars and pay up to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying anything disloyal, profane or absusive abkout the government or the war effort -
Second Battle of the Marne
Amerins helped throwback germans attack atChatteau and Belleau. -
Comittee on public Information
propaganda industrie to persuade people thought.
George creal was the head -
Convoy system
Heavy guardof destroyes escorted merchant ships back and forth across the atlantic in groups -
Zimmerman note
Telegram from German foreign minister to the german ambassador in mexico taht was intercepted by the brittish. it proposed an alliance with germany and brittain, That if germany went with war with america mexico would support germant to revor lost land. -
National war labor Board
Settle disputes between managment and labor. Workers who refused to obey could loose thier daft excemptions. -
Food admininistration
Help pruduction and conserve food. Herbet hoover was the leader. -
Austria Hungry surrenders to allies
They surrender and weakens germany -
Establishment of german republic
socialist leader in belgium formed this gropu -
cease fire and armistice
Germany sighned and truths that ended the war.
