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Begening of WW1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
In June of 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was shot and killed by assassins in order to gain land. This led to Germany attacking Belgium and France in August 1914. -
Trench Warfare
Both sides built long ditches, or trenches. Thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded as they tried to move between trenches. This kind of fighting is called trench warfare. -
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World War 1 causes
The direct cause of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 .This was how most of it started WW1 the date of WW1 was 1914 July 28.However historians feel that a number of factors contributed to the rivalry between the Great powers that allowed war on such a wide-scale to break out.This war was for 4 years and that a lot of years it all ended on November 11 1918 with Germany lost -
US joins the WWI-The Sinking of the Lusitania
German U-boats, or submarines, sunk ships going between England and America. On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat sank the Lusitania, a British passenger ship sailing off the coast of Ireland. More than 100 Americans were killed. The Germans said they had put warnings in American newspapers telling passengers to stay off ships heading to the war zone. Germany also said the Lusitania had been carrying war supplies for England. -
The Zimmermann Telegram
German leader, sent a telegram to Mexico asking the country to start a border war with the United States. In return, Germany would get back Mexican land that had become Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. The English got a copy of the telegram, broke the secret code and sent the information to Wilson.
The telegram was put in the U.S. newspapers, showing that Germany was America's enemy. Two months later, German U-boats sank three American merchant ships. -
The United States Enters the War
World War I involved all Americans. The government set goals for manufacturing, farming, transportation and selecting men for the military. Patriotic posters, pamphlets, films and public speakers encouraged Americans to support the war. Americans were told “food will win the war.” So there were wheatless Mondays, meatless Tuesdays and porkless Saturdays to save food for the troops. -
The War Ends
Over 8 million soldiers died during the war. Later, a peace treaty, the Treaty of Versailles, was signed. It treated Germany harshly. The Allies blamed Germany for starting the war. Germany was forced to pay the costs of fighting the war. This ruined the German economy and would lead to another war.
