WWI

By mshaihai

  • Allies

    It consisted of the countries of France, Russian, and Britain.

  • Central Powers

    Germany and Austria-Hungary, together with the Ottoman Empire. Mostly Middle Eastern lands controlled by the Turks.

  • 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    He was the heir to the Austrian throne. Drove through the city with his wife, the top open. Serbian nationalist, Gavril Princip stepped from the crowd and shot both of them, killing them instantly. Gavril was a member of the Black Hand group. Crisis spread through the city like wild fire. On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared a short war against Serbia.

  • Schlieffen Plan

    It started when Germany invaded Belgium. This plan held action against Russia, combined a quick drive to through Belgium to Paris. After France fell, Germany two armies defeated Russia. German troops swept across Belgium.

  • Sinking of British liner Lusitania

    One of the worst disasters that occurred off the southern coa t of Ireland. 1,198 people lost, and 128 Americas lives were lost as well. Germans defended their actions but Americans were outraged with them because of the loss of American lives. We turned against Germany and the Central Powers.

  • Sinking of British liner Arabic

    Three months later, another British Boat sank, causing two Americans to drown. The United States protested, and this time Germany agreed to not sink anymore more passenger ships.

  • Battle of Somme

    British suffered 60,000 casualties the first day alone. The final total casualties was 1.2 million, an only seven miles of ground changed hands. Both armies fought for three years.

  • Sinking of French passenger liner Sussex

    Germay broke their promise and sn a French passenger steamer. 80 passengers were either killed of injured, including Americans. Once again the US warned that they would break off diplomatic relations unless Germany changed its tactics. Again Germany agreed, but there was a condition. The US could not persuade Britain to lift its blockade against food ad fertilizers, Germay would consider renewing unrestricted submarine warfare.

  • Selective Service Act of 1917

    The act required men under the government in order to be randomly selected for military service.

  • Convoy System

    British tried which a heavy guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships back and forth across Atlantic in groups. Ships fell and half were literally in half.

  • War Industies Board

    Established and reorganized under leadership of Bernard M. Baruch ad he was a business man. it encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency. I urged them to eliminate waste standardizing products for instance. Making 5 instead of 150.

  • Espionage and Sedition Acts

    Any person could be fined up to a $10,000, sentence to 20 years in jail for saying anything disloyal, interfering with the war effort and profane, or abusive about the government.

  • Second Battle of the Marne

    Russia pulled out of the war, Germans shifted their armies from the eastern front to the west, in France. 50 miles were within Paris. The American arrivd in time to help stop the Germans advance at Cantigny in France. Weeks later, US troops played a huge role in throwing back German attacks at Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood. We helped win the battle.

  • National War Labor Board

    Deal with disputes between management and labor, Pres. Wilson cme up with the board. Workers who refused to obey the board lost their draft exemptions. However the board was also fighting to improve factory conditions. Also pushed for eight-hour workday, promote safely inspections, and enforced the child labor ban.

  • Food Administration

    The gospel of clean plate. President Wilson declared one day a week like no meat, no sweets, no wheat, and no pork. So many restaurants removed sugar bowls fom the tables and served only after the first course.

  • Committee on Public Information

    The government set up the nation's first propaganda agency, CPI to popularize the war.

  • Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies

    That same day that Austria-Hungary surrendered the German sailors mutinied against gov authority. The rumor spread quickly. Everywhere in Germany, there were groups of soldiers and workers organized revolutionary councils.

  • Establishment of the Greman Republic

    German sales mutinied against the government authority. Everywhere groups of soldiers and workers organized revolutionary councils. Socialist leaders in the capital, Berlin, established a German republic. The Kaiser gave up the throne.

  • Cease-fire and armistice

    Even though there was no Allied soldiers the Germans were tried of fighting. So on the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, in the eleventh month they agreed to a cease-fire and singed the armistice, that ended the war.

  • Zimmermann note

    A telegram from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by British agents. Alliance between Mexico and Germany, promised that if war wth America broke out, Germany would support Mexico in recovering "lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona." Next was the sinking of four unarmed American ships, we loss 36 lives.