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WWI
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Forming Alliances
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy
Triple Entente-
Great Britain, France, Russia
Alliances getting together to prepare for war -
Assassination- Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Unification of Slavic people
Want their own country and A.H. didn’t want that to happen.
Ruler of A.H. blames Serbia
Black hand kills Ferdinand in Sarajevo
Black hands were wanting union with A.H. -
Start of WWI
Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Change of Alliances
Allied powers
Great Britain, France, Russia
Japan joins the Allies in late August
Allied Powers change during the war
Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Italy flakes out
Ottoman Empire joins war in October 1914 -
Battle of Tannenberg
Germans won, to prove that they could defeat larger countries and they were ready for war. -
Battle of Marne
Made it clear that it wasn’t gonna be a quick war for any side to win the war -
Sussex Pledge
Germany said that we will give back to you for the lose, and we will warn any ships that are in their water before they attack them -
Battle of Somme
Bloodiest battle in history -
Election
Wilson is electing for his 2nd term in office.
People didn’t know to trust Wilson or not. -
Zimmerman Telegram
Secret telegram from Germany to Mexico
Intercepted by the British
Newspapers published the secret telegram on March 1st 1917 -
US declares war
April 2 1917, President Wilson asks congress for a declaration of war against Germany