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World War I
Reasons for the Great War
1. Extreme nationalism – a devotion to one’s own country
2. Imperialism – several countries wanted large empires
3. Alliances – European nations had agreements to support one another militarily
• Triple Alliance (Central Powers)– Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy– They had common imperialistic goals
• Triple Entente (Allied Powers)– Britain, France, and Russia– Had a common fear of Germany
• The assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand sparked World War I
New weapons and equipment for WWI
• British developed the tank
• Germans developed poison gas
• Germans used zeppelins. • Later replaced them with airplanes
Airplanes
• “dogfights” –aerial battle between two airplanes
• “aces” – pilots who shot down 5 or more enemy planes
• “the Red Baron” – Germany’s top ace with 80 kills
• Eddie Rickenbacker was America’s most famous ace with 26 kills
• German’s had the submarine.• Also called a U-boat