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WORLD WAR I. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. King George V of Great Britain. Czar Nicholas II of Russia. June 28, 1914. Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo. Gavrilo Princip. U.S. neutral rights. The Lusitania. Are there rules of war? What is a war crime?.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
King George V of Great Britain
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
June 28, 1914 • Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo
Are there rules of war? • What is a war crime?
1916: The Sussex Pledge – Germany promised to stop sinking ships without warning
Woodrow Wilson re-elected 1916
Why did the USA enter World War I? • 1917: Germany announced it would resume unrestricted submarine war
Zimmerman note: Germany offered an alliance to Mexico, offered to help regain territory Mexico had lost to the U.S.
“Freedom of the seas”: the USA said it must defend of freedom of the seas
U.S. banks had loaned $$$ to Allies. The U.S. economy would suffer if the Allies lost.
“Make the world safe for democracy”: the USA had to defend freedom from the dictatorship of Germany
Wilson asked Congress to declare war: April 2, 1917
Manfred von Richtofen, the “Red Baron”
Eddie Rickenbacker, U.S. pilot
1917: Czar Nicholas II overthrown
1917: Bolshevik Revolution in Russia • Lenin led Communist takeover and the creation of the USSR.