World War 1
Published on Jan 19, 2016
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Assassination
Of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian nationalist. This was the spark that led to the war.
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Nationalism
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A feeling of intense loyalty to ones own country or group
-counties felt superior to all others. This led to over confidence and unwillingness to compromise.
Photo by Jason A. Samfield
Imperialism
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The act of expanding your empire by acquiring new lands. This led to competition and conflicts over new territories.
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Alliances
When two or more countries agreed to help each other in battle.
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Militarism
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The act of building up your military-
Armies, tanks, weapons...
You needed to build bigger armies to prepare for the war.
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Leadership
The leaders of many European countries, were poor, weak, and were unwilling to compromise
Photo by Presidio of Monterey: DLIFLC & USAG
New Military Technology
Tanks, airplanes, machine guns, submarines, and poison gas were new weapons to war. These new weapons cause many more people to die.
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U-boat
They were used to create a blockade to stop trade, and to blow up other ships. They were German submarines.
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Balance of power
A system that prevented one country from another dominating or becoming too powerful.
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Stalemate
A situation where neither side made any military advantages, no side could win a clear victory.
Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet
Isolationism
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The U.S Policy of not getting involved in another nation's affairs. This lasted for 4 years.
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Peace Without Victory
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President Wilson proposed a peace settlement to the countries of Europe-
Peace with no one one winning. The idea was rejected, and the war continued.
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Lusitania
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A British passenger ship that was sank by German U-Boats on its way to England. It was also secretly carrying war supplies to Europe. 128 Americans were killed. This angered the governments do the people of the United States.
Photo by Official U.S. Navy Imagery
Sussex Pledge
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Germany's promise to not sink any neutral ship without a warning first. Germany broke this promise and we broke all trade with them.
Photo by Gage Skidmore
Zimmerman's Telegram
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A telegram proposing an alliance to Mexico against The United States. Mexico was promised land if they helped Germany defeat the U.S, this was the last straw, The U.S declared war against Germany.
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The Selective Service Act
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It was a draft for 20-30 year olds, they had to all register for army forces.
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A - Alliance
Countries knew that war was coming, so they made alliances to other countries, to make their military stronger.
N - Nationalism
Nationalism led to over confidence, and unwillingness to compromise. And this led to war.
I - Imperialism
The act of expanding your lands, countries fought over land, and this led to war.
M - Militarism
The act of building up your military. Countries knew war was coming, so they built up their military, (weapons, tanks, and armies.)
A - Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, this made people angry, and was also the spark that led to the war.
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ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND
He was a royal prince, and when he was assassinated, people got mad, and this led to the war.
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Woodrow Wilson
He proposed an idea to have no one win, and to just stop the war.
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Arthur Zimmerman
He sent the Zimmerman Telegram that requested Mexico to fight against the U.S.
Photo by Laineys Repertoire
