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Ch 11 The First World War

Ch 11 The First World War. Section I World War I Begins. Causes of World War I . 4 long-term causes Nationalism Imperialism . Militarism . Alliances . . Alliances . An Assassination Leads to War. Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated by __________________________________

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Ch 11 The First World War

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  1. Ch 11 The First World War Section I World War I Begins

  2. Causes of World War I • 4 long-term causes • Nationalism • Imperialism • . • Militarism • . • Alliances • . • .

  3. Alliances

  4. An Assassination Leads to War • Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated by __________________________________ • On July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on ______________ • Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary and ___________ • Germany declared war on Russia and her ally of ______________ • Germany marched through Belgium, Britain declares war on Both ______________________________________

  5. The Fighting Starts • On August 3, 1914, Germany invaded Belgium (____________________) • Trench Warfare, ___________________________________________________________________________ • Fighting for yards of ground

  6. Americans Question Neutrality • Most Americans saw no reason to enter WWI • _____________________ • British _________________ • Showed the harshness of Germany • Economic ties ____________________ • ____________________

  7. War Hits Home • The British Blockade • . • . • U-Boat Response • . • Lusitania –

  8. Sinking of the Arabic and Sussex • The U.S. warned that they would break off diplomatic ties with _______________

  9. The United States Declares War • On 1/31/1917 Kaiser Wilhelm announced _____ • ____________________________________ • Zimmermann note – • Mexico would occupy the U.S. and in return they would get the lost territory of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona • Sinking of ____unarmed U.S. Merchant ships • Russia’s monarchy was replaced with a ___________________________________

  10. U.S. Declares War • April 2, 1917 Wilson asks for a declaration of war • Make the world “__________________________________”

  11. Section 2 American Power Tips the Balance

  12. America Mobilizes • Selective Service Act – __________ • Mass Production – ________________ _______________________________ • Capitalist money drives production • America turns the tide • ___________________ • Freshness and enthusiasm (_____________)

  13. American Expeditionary Force led by John J. Pershing • Weapons • Airplane ( surveillance to bombs )

  14. New Hazards • Shell shock, battle fatigue, emotional collapse • Trench foot – • Trench mouth

  15. American Troops • Allies Stop German Advance • • Russia pulls out of war 1917; __________________________________ • Russia and Germany sign the __________ ___________________________________ • - come within 50 miles of Paris • • Americans help stop German advance,

  16. The Collapse of Germany November 3, 1918, _________________________________________________________________________ • German sailors, soldiers rebel; socialists establish German republic • - Kaiser gives up throne • Germans exhausted; armistice, ____________________________________________________________________

  17. The Final Toll • World War I bloodiest war in history to date • more than half of 22 million dead are civilians • 20 million more are wounded • 10 million people become refugees

  18. Section 1 Nationalism Militarism Allies No man’s land Section 2 Eddie Rickenbacker American Expeditionary Force Alvin York Conscientious objector Section 3 Great Migration Section 4 14 points League of Nations Georges Clemenceau War-guild clause reparations Henry Cabot Lodge Vocabulary (15 words)

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