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Causes of WWI
Imperialism-extending economic& political control over weaker nations
nationalism- devotion to the interest& culture of one nation
militarism- development of armed forces& their use as tools of diplomacy
alliance system- Formal agreement or union between nations -
18) Women’s Roles
women took mens jobs as they left for war and as a thank you they were granted the right to vote. -
2) Assassination of Franz
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo, by Gavrilo Princip, one of a group of six Bosnian Serb assassins coordinated by Danilo Ilić. The objective of the assassination was to break off Austria-Hungary's south-Slav provinces so they could be combined into Yugoslavia. -
Allies v Central Powers
Centeral Powers were composed of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
Allies were composed of the United Kingdom, France, and the Russian Empire; Italy entered the war on their side in 1915 -
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5) Trench Warfare
One the western front the frenchfirst used trenches to stop the german advance by digging trenches for move cover -
8) Lusitania
sunk by german sub but germans released a warning that they were practiceing open u-boat warfare and told to travel at your own risk. -
6) British Blockade
british stopped all naval inports into germany. -
great migration
movment of blacks northward to cities bad treatment in the south. -
new weapons
weaponszepplin, tanks and, planes
The Zeppelin, also known as blimp, was an airship that was used during the early part of the war in bombing raids by the Germans. They carried machine guns and bombs. However, they were abandoned because they were easy to shoot out of the sky. Tanks were used for the first time in the First World War at the Battle of the Somme. They were developed to cope with the conditions on the Western Front. The first tank was called 'Little Willie' and needed a crew of 3. -
7) Election of 1916
Wilson won with promises of peace. -
9) Zimmermann Note
Zimmerman note brittish decoders inercepted a message from germany to mexico offering territory in the US if they attack the US. -
CPI
propeganda critic, goerge creel, liberty bonds -
10) America Joins the Fight
germans were using unristricted submarien warfare and were sinking american ships -
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16) Espionage & Sedition Acts
prohibied any talk against the goverment or helping the enimies in a time of war. -
WIB
war industries board, Cheyenne T. Wade, Frank F. Fletcher, Robert S. Brookings, Al M. Boolock, Hugh Frayne, Bernard M. Baruch, and Palmer E. Pierce and, ship production. -
14pts
- All Italians are to be allowed to live in Italy. Italy's borders are to "along clearly recognisable lines of nationality."
- Self-determination should be allowed for all those living in Austria-Hungary.
- Self-determination and guarantees of independence should be allowed for the Balkan states.
- The Turkish people should be governed by the Turkish government. Non-Turks in the old Turkish Empire should govern themselves.
- An independent Poland should be created which should have acce
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14pts
speech1. No more secret agreements ("Open covenants openly arrived at").
2. Free navigation of all seas.
3. An end to all economic barriers between countries.
4. Countries to reduce weapon numbers.
5. All decisions regarding the colonies should be impartial
6. The German Army is to be removed from Russia. Russia should be left to develop her own political set-up.
7. Belgium should be independent like before the war.
8. France should be fully liberated and allowed to recover Alsace-Lorraine -
13) Armistice
sighned in a train to ensyre lating peace -
25) Final Statistics
money:125,690,477,000
deaths 35 million. -
24) Map
before germany was bigger after more contries.
- Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
- Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians)
- Artvin, Kars, Igdir -
League of Nations
maintain world peace, woodrow wilson -
big 4
It was composed of Woodrow Wilson of the United States, David Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and Georges Clemenceau of France.[1] -
19) Schenck v United States
to challage the Espionage & Sedition Acts to state they were unconstitutional. the rulling was upheld that they were unconstitutional. -
23) Treaty of Versailles
ended war, left germany in ruins germany had to pay for the war, accept all blame for war, and small its army and, lost land.