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Causes of the War
Lots of Instability
Militarism, belief in the need of a military, also causes instability…Why?
Alliance System - system that promotes the idea of becoming friendly with other nations
Imperialism – Making Colonies
Nationalism this is someone’s loyalty and devotion to a nation
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Alliances
-Led to an ___________
-_________________
(Central Powers)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
-_________________
(Allies)
France, Britain, Russia
Arm’s Race
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
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Leaders of World War I
Austria-Hungary
Franz-FerdinandEmperor Franz Josef I
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Turkey
Abdul Hamid II
England
King George V
Russia
Tsar Nicholas II
Vladmir Lenin
FranceRaymond Poincare
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Strategy-War starts with …
-Alliances cause chain reaction to A-H’s attack on Serbia
-War develops leading to use of this type of warfare…
-Germany wants to defeat Russia first
-Allies want to force fighting on two fronts and get help from U.S.
Assassination of the Archduke – Franz Ferdinand
Trench Warfare
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Strategy• Germany wants to attack who first?
• Allies want to fight on two fronts
• Why would you do this??
• Allies would also like to have help from ??
Russia
United States
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U.S. Neutrality
-U.S. declares neutrality in the war,
Why sympathize with the Allies?
-Export war materials to both sides, but British impose a blockade
-Contraband/prohibited materials redefined to include food, Why?
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U.S. NeutralityWhat happened to exports with
Germany(Central Powers)? Britain (Allies)?
-Wilson wins 1916 election on slogan _________________“He kept us out of War”
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Stalemate
-War quickly reaches a stalemate
-____________ new type of warfare where troops dug themselves in and relied on rifles and rapid fire machine-guns
__________ the space between the opposing trenches
Trench Warfare
No Mans Land
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New Warfare
New technology
submarines – fighting at sea
airplanes – fighting from above
Other weapons
Mustard Gas or other Gases
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U.S. Enters War
-U.S. continues to export war materials, especially to the allies
-German u-boats sink any ships they find
Lusitania sinks, 1915
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U.S. Enters War
_____________ Pledge U.S. received from Germany after the sinking of a Passenger ship, the Sussex, injuring Americans
-Wilson wins 1916 election
calls for peace
-______________ Germany’s attempt to get Mexico involved in war against the U.S., Mexico could regain land in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
Zimmerman Telegram
Sussex Pledge