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Three causes for WWI
Imperialism-The increasing competition and desire for greater empires led to an increase in confrontation that helped push the world into World War I.
Militarism-Great Britain and Germany both greatly increased their navies in this time period. This increase in militarism helped push the countries involved into war.
Nationalism-Much of the origin of the war was based on the desire of the Slavic peoples in Bosnia and Herzegovina to no longer be part of Austria Hungary. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The vessel went down 11 miles (18 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale,:429 Ireland, killing 1,198 and leaving 761 survivors. The sinking turned public opinion in many countries against Germany, contributed to the American entry into World War I and became an iconic symbol in military recruiting campaigns of why the war was being fought. -
why was Daylight saving time created?
Generally in the dawn of the summer, people will speed up the time for an hour, you can make people get up early and sleep early, reducing the amount of light in order to make full use of lighting resources, thus saving lighting electricity. -
Sussex Pledge
The Sussex Pledge was a promise made by Germany to the United States in 1916, during World War I before the latter entered the war.
1.Passenger ships would not be targeted
2.Merchant ships would not be sunk until the presence of weapons had been established, if necessary by a search of the ship
3.Merchant ships would not be sunk without provision for the safety of passengers and crew -
Zimmermann Note
The Zimmerman Telegram (or Zimmerman's Note or Zimmerman Telegram) is a secret diplomatic communications document issued by the German Foreign Ministry in January 1917, which proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. Prior to the entry of the United States into the World War I against Germany. -
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The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917 which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire collapsed with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II and the old regime was replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917。 -
Selective Service Act
The Act itself was drafted by then-Captain (later Brigadier General) Hugh S. Johnson after the United States entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. The Act was canceled with the end of the war on November 11, 1918. The Act was upheld as constitutional by the United States Supreme Court in 1918. -
First American Soldiers to Europe
It was established on July 5, 1917, in France under the command of General John J. Pershing. During the United States campaigns in World War I it fought alongside the French Army, British Army, Canadian Army and Australian Army on the Western Front, against the German Empire. A minority of the AEF troops also fought alongside the Italian Army in that same year, against the Austro-Hungarian Army. -
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act
The act was a very controversial piece of legislation. The act was sponsored by Rep. Asbury F. Lever, a Democrat from South Carolina. President Wilson urged its passage as a wartime emergency measure. -
Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson. -
Espionage/ Sedition Act
It forbade the use of "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces or that caused others to view the American government or its institutions with contempt. Those convicted under the act generally received sentences of imprisonment for five to 20 years. -
Armistice
An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, since it may constitute only a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace. -
What new countries were created at the end of WWI?
At the end of WWI, the Treaty of Versailles was signed creating nine new nations:
Finland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Poland
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
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Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference, also known as Versailles Peace Conference, was the meeting of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers.Involving diplomats from 32 countries and nationalities, the major decisions were the creation of the League of Nations, i.e. the five peace treaties with the defeated states. -
Versailles Treaty (After WW1)
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The other Central Powers on the German side of World War I signed separate treaties. -
League of Nations（After WWI)
It was the first international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. Other issues in this and related treaties included labour conditions, just treatment of native inhabitants, human and drug trafficking, the arms trade, global health, prisoners of war, and protection of minorities in Europe.
