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Cause of WWI (1)
Causes of WWI
Militarialism: Development of armed forces and used them as a diplomatic tool
Alliance system: Formal agreement or union between nations (I've got your back, you've got mine)
Imperialism: Extending economic & political control over weaker nations
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Allies vs. Central powers (3)
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Allies- France, Britain, and Russia, and later USA
Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire Allies- good
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Assassination of Franz (2)
Website used for information The Heir to Austrian throne was assasinated by Gavrilo Princip, Serbian terroists. Franz was killed, because he annexed (to take control of a territory by force) Bosnia. Bosnia wanted independence, so he was assasinated. He had three people attempting to kill him. The first two times were unsuccessful. The third killed Franz and his pregnant wife. -
Fighting Begins (4)
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Going through Belgium, Germany attacked France. The first battle on land was The Battle of Liege. -
Trench Warfare (5)
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Trench warfare conditions were pretty bad. Lice was very common and sanitary wasn't a option. You were almost always guareented you would die. -
British Blockade (6)
Purpose: To block off supplies to Great Britain and Ireland, including the English Channel Effect: Germany would blow up any ships they saw without warning. The US got involved, because they tradded with the Allies. -
Lusitania (8)
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The Lusitania was a ship that carried Americans to Liverpool. It remained safe, until May 1, 1915. The Captain had gone through the most dangerous part of the ocean, close to the shore (which mad them very easy targets for German submarines) Resulting in dead Americans. No one knows who really was the blame. It was the Captain's desision to do that. Which could be creditable or a conspiracy. Either way the Captain was faulted. -
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3 new weapons (12)
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Tanks, flamethrowers, and poison gas were all weapons used in WWI. Tanks made a big impact, because you could travel much safer and create more damage. Poison gas was probably one of the most useful weapon used in the war. It could make people blind and put a blanket of gas over a battle field hiding you from the enemy. -
Zimmermann Note (9)
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The Zimmerman note was the English version of the cipher telegram. It went from a German ammbassader to an American ammbaseder in Britain. It said Mexico was to reclaim land in America. To get America in the war, since they were nuetral. -
America Joins the Fight (10)
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Women's Roles (18)
Whil men were at role women took on many new skills and acheivements. They began working in fields, making weapons. Anything a man would've done they would of, maybe even more. They, at the end of the war, one their right to vote. -
Selective Service Act (11)
Video It was for men to go to WWI at a young age. There were 2,810,296 people who were Inducted into the war. -
14 points (20)
Wilson (the author) through his 14 pts plan thought he could shape an everlasting peace. The 14 point plan was a speech given by Woodrow Wilson. -
Espionage & Sedition Acts (16)
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Purpose: To keep American minds "safe".
Definition: If you said something bad about America and our army, you could arrested. -
Armistice (13)
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League of Nations (21)
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The league of nations ended the world. The league of nations was created by William Randal Cremer and Frederic Passy, which was adapted by the allies at the end of the great war. -
Map (24)
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After WWI, the map of Europe changed a great deal. Much of the lands Germany had gained, were now lost. List of new countries: Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. -
Final Statistics (25)
$185,533,637,000 Equivalent to $3,900,473,000,000 today was spent on WWI. There were 35 million casualities in WWI. -
CPI (14)
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The CPI is the Consumer Price Index. The CPI produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. George Creel was the leader. Some examples are food and beverages. -
Schenck v United States
Schenck had handed out pamphlets opposing the US government. He went to court against the government. He charged the government of with govern. not allowing his free speech. The conclusion they came to was that, in certain time and places, exceptions could be made to the first amendment. -
Treaty of Versailles (23)
It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Germany would be the fault and pay for the war. -
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Big 4 (22)
Most of the Big 4 were between UK and America. The leader was Peat Marwick Mitchell. -
WIB (15)
WIB is a trade association that informs, educates and connects community banks with the resources and services to help them reach their goals. Scott Andrews is the Chairman & CEO, Sunrise Bank, CA . Nancy Sheppard is the President & CEO. Some examples are community banks. they help banks be informed of info to become
