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M- Militarism is building of weapons and army
A- Alliances, triple alliance and triple entente
N- Nationalism is pride and strength in a country
I- Imperialism is competition or overseas colonies
A- Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand -
The battle of the Marne- Saved Paris from German invasion The Battle of Tannenberg- Germans proved their superiority The Battle of Verdun- Not a lot of activity The Battle of the Somme- Bloodiest battle in history, first use of tanks
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Allied Powers- Great Britain, France Russia, and then later Japan joins. Central Powers- Germany, Austria Hungary, and Ottoman Empire joins In October.
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Information to influence opinion:
Allied propaganda was more effective in influencing Americans
German invasion of Belgium
Horror stories of German atrocities -
Armored Tank- First used in by Allies in January 1916
Poison Gas- First used by the Germans in April 1915
Airplanes- Most dramatic new weapon
U-Boats - Great Britain blockade -
Antiwar sentiment remained strong, many people wanted to stay out of war
Wilson nominated for second term.
Republicans divided(about the beliefs of war) -
Secret telegram from Germany to Mexico
Intercepted by the British
Newspapers published the secret Zimmerman telegram -
Germans attacked and sank 4 American ships, 36 people die
Wilson STILL isn’t sure about entering war!
Declaration of War is official on April 6, 1917 -
24 million register - 3 million called to serve, 2 million volunteer
Thousands of women enlist in armed forces
300,000 African Americans join the army and navy -
Americans start choosing sides: 8 million people of German and Austrian descent and 4.5 million Irish Americans.
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Germany announced that it would sink vessels that entered/left British ports
A German U-boat torpedoes a British passenger liner, Lusitania
1,000 people die - 128 Americans
