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The World Goes to War

The World Goes to War. 1914-1918. The World Goes to War. Alliances- Pacts or treaties that promise financial or military support between nations. What sparked WWI? The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Sides of WWI. Allied Powers. Central Powers. British Empire France Russia

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The World Goes to War

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  1. The World Goes to War • 1914-1918

  2. The World Goes to War • Alliances- • Pacts or treaties that promise financial or military support between nations. • What sparked WWI? • The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

  3. Sides of WWI Allied Powers Central Powers • British Empire • France • Russia • Serbia • Belgium • United States (not until 1917) • German Empire • Austro-Hungarian Empire • Bulgaria • Ottoman Empire

  4. America in World War I • Neutral- • Not choosing sides in a dispute or war. • Why was the U.S. unable to remain neutral in WWI? • Economic and political ties to Great Britain.

  5. Death on the Lusitania • What happened to the Lusitania? • It was sunk by a German U-boat. • Why was this a big deal? • The Lusitania carried 139 U.S. passenger’s.

  6. Notice!Travellers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial German Government, vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or any of her allies, are liable to destruction in those waters and that travellers sailing in the war zone on the ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their own risk.Imperial German EmbassyWashington, D.C. 22nd April 1915

  7. The Zimmerman Telegram • What is the Zimmerman Telegram? • A message, supposedly, sent to Mexico from Germany asking Mexico to join the Central Powers.

  8. Reasons for U.S. Involvementin WWI

  9. New Ways to Fight • Airplanes • Trench warfare • Poison gas • Tanks

  10. The End of the War • Armistice- • An agreement to stop fighting. This does not officially end a war, but allows time to discuss a peace treaty. • Treaty- an official end to a war.

  11. The Treaty of Versailles • Reparations- • Financial penalties that must be paid by a defeated nation to a victorious one. • Fourteen points- • A peace plan calling for the formation of the League of Nations, a peace keeping organization.

  12. Treaty of Versailles • Did the U.S. join the League of Nations? • No, the U.S. senate did not pass the Treaty of Versailles.

  13. Isolationism • Isolationism- • A belief that a nation should steer clear of overseas political and military involvement– and especially stay out of wars. • After WWI the U.S. accepts this policy.

  14. Would this be the War to end all Wars?

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