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World War I 1914-1920. Key turning points for WW I…. June, 1914 - Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated August, 1914 – World War I starts March, 1917 – The Russian Revolution April, 1917 - U.S. enters the war Nov, 1918 - The armistice. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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World War I 1914-1920
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Key turning points for WW I…
• June, 1914 - Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated
• August, 1914 – World War I starts
• March, 1917 – The Russian Revolution
• April, 1917 - U.S. enters the war
• Nov, 1918 - The armistice
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The underlying (M.A.I.N.) causes of WWI... • M...
• A… #2)• I…• N…
Objective…Describe the underlying causes of World War I.
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Objective…Outline the chain of events that triggered the start of the war.
The Great War
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The triggering event…Archduke Franz
Ferdinand , heir to the Austro-Hungarian
throne is assassinated in June, 1914.
The assassin…Gavrilo Princip
A Bosnian nationalist trained in Serbia.
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The chain of events…• AFF assassinated in Bosnia• A-H blames Serbia & makes harsh
demands of Serbia• A-H asks Germany for support • Germany responds with the…
“blank check”• Russia is allied with Serbia & mobilizes• Germany fears a two front war… attacks
France through neutral Belgium
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The Shlieffen Plan…
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Central Powers v. Allied Powers• Austro-Hungarian Empire• Germany• Bulgaria• Ottoman Empire
• Russia• Serbia• Belgium• France• Great Britain• Italy• Japan• United States
http://merryfarmer.net/2012/01/05/the-causes-of-wwi-and-other-silly-stories/
Homework: Using the article “Causes of WW I”, class notes & your text, create a chronological flow chart summarizing the chain of events that led Europe into WWI. – Due tomorrow
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Quick review…• June, 1914- Archduke Franz Ferdinand
is assassinated
• July, 1914 – Austria declares war on
Serbia with German support … “The Blank Check”
• August, 1914 - A chain reaction related to the alliances draws all European powers into war.
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Objective…Summarize the chain of events through which America entered World War I.
The Great War
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Wilson’s response to the outbreak of war…Neutrality…“impartial in thought as well as in action”
4) Why was neutrality difficult to follow? • Cultural forces…“hyphenated Americans”
• Propaganda forces…• Economic forces… Trade…
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6) Violation of “freedom of the seas”
• Germany’s violation of “freedom of the seas”…
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6) The violation of “freedom of the seas”
• Great Britain’s violation of “freedom of seas”...
What was the effect of the British blockade on Germany?
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“Unrestricted Submarine Warfare”... 7) The Lusitania (1915) & Sussex
(1916) incidents …• Wilson’s diplomatic response…
1,198 dead… 128 Americans
The Lusitania sinking…
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What did Germany hope to accomplish using unrestricted submarine warfare?
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Military Preparedness
5) Wilson advocates preparedness and neutrality…
8) Preparedness:Support & Opposition…
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German Provocation: Reasons for American entry into WW I …
9) Germany resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (Feb.1916)...
11) The Zimmerman Note (March,1917)…
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The U.S. Declares WarApril 6, 1917
12) Wilson’s justification for war…“The war to end all wars”- Woodrow Wilson
“The war fought to make the world safe for democracy” - Woodrow Wilson
The Congress votes…Senate: 82- 6 House: 373-50