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What started it all
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia until he was assasinated along with his wife by Gavrilo Princip, one of a group of six assassins. Wikipedia.com -
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WW1
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The Lusitania
The Lusitainia (a british ocean liner) ( a british passenger ship) was sunk by a German U-Boat ( torpedo) on this day. -
When we entered the war
We eventually entered the war quite late but, it was not as bad as it looks. We actually got an advantage we were somewhat ready we actually had a whole 3 years to prepare after the war started, get good clothing, and good wepons. I got this info from my mind... my mind... -
Mobilizing for war
When Congress declared war on Germany, Wilson said, "The world must be made safe for democracy." Commities were formed to gain support for war. The"4 minute men" gave short patriotic speeches. The espinoge act os 1917 and the Seddition act of 1918restricted free speech and allowed the Government to arrest opponents of war.The Government raised taxes and issued Liberty bonds. Over 900 were jailed! te sedition act was reapealed, but the espionage act is in affect today. Over 1,000,000 woman joined -
Russia leaves the war
A group of Russians called the Bolshivics overthrew the Russian government and seized power. The Bolshivics were communists. They also call for the end of all forms of private property. 1 million Russians were killed or wounded A shoin the war so far. A shortage of food led to riots in Russian cities. The treaty of breast- litovsk edstablished a peace agreement between Russia and the central powers. -
The final battles
The Germans blasting more than 6,000 heavy guns at the allied troops along the Some river in north France. The Germans drove 40miles into the allied lines before they were stalled. 250,000 Germans and 133,000 French and British soliders lay dead. -
The costs of war
5 million allied soliders and 3.5 million Central powerd soliders died in battle. The war brought a finacial disaster to much of Europe. Factories and farms were in ruin. This caused a large shortage of food. Overall property worth 3 billion had been destroyed.
