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World War I
Alliances
• Central Powers– Germany– Austria-Hungary– Italy
• Triple Entente – France– Great Britain– Russia
Nationalism
• Nationalism-devotion and loyalty to one’s own nation; patriotism.
• Proliferated by propaganda. • Used to get the masses excited for war.
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France Ferdinand Assassinated
• France Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary.
• Assassinated June, 28, 1914.
• By Serb Nationalist group “Black Hand”.
• The Spark of WW1.Public Domain
Ultimatum
• After the assassination Austria-Hungary declared an ultimatum on Serbia.
• Ultimatum says that the Serbian government was responsible for the assassination.
• Serbia declines this ultimatum; Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
Declaration of WarAustria-Hungary
*Arrows=Declared war on.*Before American Involvement.
SerbiaGermany RussiaGermany France
Britain Germany
Technology
• This war brought new technology such as…– Tanks– Planes – Artillery– Chemical
Warfare (Mustard Gas)
– Machine Guns Public Domain
Trench Warfare• Trench Warfare- Combat
in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches.– Conditions were
disgusting. – Soldiers often developed
“trench foot.”– These tactics created a
stalemate.– Was not a practical
strategy.
Diagram of a Trench
Demarco, Neil. The Great War. London, England: Hodder Twentieth Century History, 2004. Book.
America’s Neutrality
• President Wilson promoted peace.• Trade was good with Europe. • Purely a European issue. • This was soon to change…
War Provoking Actions
• Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915.
• Unrestricted submarine warfare, 1915.
• Zimmerman telegram, 1917.
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American Entry
• America declares war on Germany April, 6, 1917.
• Came in after the Russians dropped out. • 200,000 new troops into the war. • Referred to as the “Dough Boys”.
Wilson’s 14 points• OPEN DIPLOMACY: No secret
treaties between powers.• FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION:
Seas free in peace and war.• COLONIES: People in European
colonies should have a say in their future.
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Wilson’s Points Continued…
• NATIONAL SELF DETERMINATION: European countries should be free.
• POLAND: Poland should be it’s own country.• LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Countries should come
together and diplomatize.
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Treaty of Versailles
• Decided post-WW1 Europe. • Blamed Germany for WW1. • First 26 clauses outlined the League of Nations.• The next 414 outlined Germany’s punishment.• Germany was planned to pay until 1986.
Overall Results
• The war ended 11/11/1918 at 11:00 a.m.• Austria-Hungary was broken up.• Germany’s army was reduced to 100,000.• 38,880,500 KIA;MIA;WIA combined both sides.
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Citations http://dictionary.reference.com/http://www.harris-academy.com/departments/history/Trenches/GillianR/Gillian5.htmhttp://historyonthenet.com/WW1/remembrance.htm