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World War I Readings

World War I Readings . Monday, February 14. The Murder of Archduke Ferdinand. Who Archduke Franz Ferdinand – heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, Sophie Ferdinand (wife), unborn child What Assassination Where Sarajevo, Bosnia When June morning in 1914 Why

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World War I Readings

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  1. World War I Readings Monday, February 14

  2. The Murder of Archduke Ferdinand • Who • Archduke Franz Ferdinand – heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, Sophie Ferdinand (wife), unborn child • What • Assassination • Where • Sarajevo, Bosnia • When • June morning in 1914 • Why • Serb nationalists regarded Franz Ferdinand as a threat to their independence • How • GavriloPrincip drew his automatic pistol and fired two shots

  3. Sinking of the Lusitania • Who • 1,119 of 1,924 died, including 114 Americans • What • Lusitania was a passenger ship which carried ammunitions and other illegally exported goods for the war effort • Where • Near the coast of Ireland • When • May 7, 1915 • Why • German U-Boats were took away “freedom of the seas” • How • Torpedo fired by the German submarine U 20 slammed into her side with a mysterious second explosion

  4. Wilson’s Fourteen Points • Who • President Wilson • What • Fourteen points as the basis of peace between the opposing countries at war. Became basis of armistice • Where • Speech given to Congress (USA) • When • 1918 • Why • To create a basis of peace between the opposing countries at war • How • Through a speech given

  5. Armistice of World War I • Who • Germany agreed, but other armistices included Bulgaria, Turkey, Austria-Hungary • What • Agreement between the Germans and the Allies to end the war • Where • Formally signed in a railway carriage • When • November 11, 1918 • Why • Countries were exhausted and could no longer continue to fight the war • How • Ran for 30 days being renewed every month until Treaty of Versailles signed

  6. League of Nations • Who • Brazil, Japan, Italy. Of the League's 42 founding members, 23 remained members until it was dissolved in 1946. • What • International peace organization. Any country that resorted to war would be subjected to economic sanctions (other countries would put a ban on trade with those countries) • Where • Headquarters were in Geneva, Switzerland • When • April 1919 • Why • To keep international peace • How • No armed forces, relied on boycotts to persuade the different behavior of its member countries

  7. Treaty of Versailles • Who • Big Four, Germany • What • Formal peace treaty with the German government • Where • Versailles, France • When • June 28, 1919 • Why • Terrible experience of a war which millions had died as a result of German actions – raided factories, sent livestock across border, flooded/blew up coal mines, destroyed railways/bridges, ransacked private homes. • How • The Big Four attempted to end the conflicts by deciding how severely Germans should be treated

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