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JOHN FRENCH
Top British military commander, He was appointed chief of the Imperial General Staff and then commander of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) at the start of World War I. -
Woodrow Wilson
The 28th U.S. president, served in office from 1913 to 1921 and led America through World War I (1914-1918). Wilson was about peace and the last thing he wanted to do was put United States in between the war. He threatened Germany that anymore sinking of American ships then their peace treaty wouldn't be in effect. -
John J. Pershing
U.S. Army general John J. Pershing (1860-1948) commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I. He served in the Spanish- and Philippine-American Wars. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson selected Pershing to command the American troops being sent to Europe. -
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Douglas Haig
Douglas Haig was a top British military leader during World War I. Named commander of the 1st Army in 1915, he went on to become commander in chief of the British Expeditionary Force and then field marshal. -
The Compromise OF 1877
The Compromise of 1877 between the Republicans and Democrats, occurring in January of that year, was the solution to the contested Presidential election of 1876 and furthermore brought an end to the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War. -
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THE ROAD TO WORLD WAR I
In order to maintain its credibility as a force in the Balkan region, Austria-Hungary needed to enforce its authority in the face of such an insolent crime. After Serbia appealed to Russia for help, the czar’s government began moving towards mobilization of its army, believing that Germany was using the crisis as an excuse to launch a preventive war in the Balkans. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28. -
George V
Assumed the British throne in May 1910, following the death of his father, King Edward VII. He made repeated visits to the front throughout World War I, earning him the deep respect of his subjects. -
OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR I
To many people came out the blue breaking peace treaties and bring conflict that caught a lot of people attention. People trying to gain more power started to anger some people in different countries, The royal couple(Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie) was murdered in their car which caused a huge conflict. -
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World War 1
A global war that killed about 9 million combats. World War I was so suppose to end all wars but it just made everything worst and gave us another war. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, paving the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved. -
LUSITANIA
After the world war less than a year later a german u-boat sanked the LUSITANIA. It had 1,900 members on the ship including 120 Americans. More than 1,100 persished at sea. The sinking of the Lusitania played a significant role in turning public opinion against Germany, both in the United States and abroad. -
Germans Attack U.S. Navy Boats
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THE GREAT WAR AND ITS IMPACT
Over the next four years, the Great War would grow to involve Italy, Japan, the Middle East and the United States, among other countries. More than 20 million soldiers died and 21 million more were wounded, while millions of other people fell victim to the influenza epidemic that the war helped to spread. he war left in its wake three ruined imperial dynasties (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey) and unleashed the revolutionary forces of Bolshevism in another (Russia). Less than two decades bef -
Wilhelm II
A fierce militarist, Wilhelm II encouraged aggressive Austro-Hungarian diplomatic policies following the assasination of Franz Ferdinand. The Kaiser was nominally in charge of the German army, but the real power lay with his generals. As World War I drew to a close, he was forced to abdicate in 1918 -
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TREATY OF VERSAILLES
World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. Was written by the Allies with almost no participation by the Germans. The negotiations revealed a split between the French, who wanted to dismember Germany to make it impossible for it to renew war with France, and the British and Americans, who did not want to create pretexts for a new war. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a very hard time for everyone in America. It made a lot of people jobless and bankrupted. It forced to close major banks and jobs. Even the banks went bankrupted because people were drawing their money at their accounts which caused them to close their doors. It was a hard time for farmers as well because they were hit with hard droughts and horrible sand storms. -
The Great Dpression
Early 1930's a lot of people when bankrupted because people who put money into stocks including banks lost everything. It was a very hard time for everybody. -
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MAGINOT LINE
This French line of defense was constructed along the country’s border with Germany during the 1930s and named after Minister of War André Maginot. The main fortifications on the northeast frontier included 22 large underground fortresses and 36 smaller fortresses, as well as blockhouses, bunkers and rail lines. -
Riding the Rails
The "Riding the Rails" was about people( teenages, men, women, and families) who took the train to go town to town to find jobs. -
Dust Blow
The "dust blow' during the great depression was called that because even though farmers weren't hit as hard as other people because they were able to provide their families with food and shelter, they had horrible weather conditions. With horrible weather conditions that comes with a hard time trying to grow food on your farm. They hit with hard droughts & bad dust storms.
