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Chapter 21 WORLD WAR I. Section 1: World War I Breaks Out Section 2: The United States Goes to War Section 3: The War at Home Section 4: The War’s End and Aftermath. Section 1: World War I Breaks Out. Objectives:. What were the major causes of unrest in Europe?
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Chapter 21 WORLD WAR I Section 1: World War I Breaks Out Section 2: The United States Goes to War Section 3: The War at Home Section 4: The War’s End and Aftermath
Section 1: World War I Breaks Out Objectives: • What were the major causes of unrest in Europe? • What were the results of the early fighting in the war? • Why did the war settle into a stalemate?
Section 1: World War I Breaks Out Causes of unrest in Europe • strong spirit of Militarism • system of Alliances that could turn a local conflict into a global war • nations competed over colonies (Imperialism) • Nationalism and territorial rivalries
Section 1: World War I Breaks Out Results of early fighting • France was defeated quickly. • Great Britain was isolated. • A war of attrition began.
Section 1: World War I Breaks Out Reasons for stalemate World War I settled into a stalemate because trench warfare, a new type of fighting involving massive artillery barrages followed by infantry charges, emerged.