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1. NATIONALISM – a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation

– Leads to competitive and antagonistic rivalries among nations

– Feared Germany’s growing power in Europe

2. IMPERIALISM

– Nations building Empires (Colonies)

– Expanded control over other parts of the world to get raw materials and markets for their manufactured goods

– Countries fight over other countries

3. MILITARISM

• The development of armed forces to be stronger than their enemies

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• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

– Heir to Austrian Throne

• His assassination led to beginning of WWI

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• August 3, 1914

–Germany invades Belgium

• Schlieffen Plan

– Germany’s War Strategy

• Hold action against Russia combined with a quick drive through Belgium to Paris after France falls two German armies will defeat Russia

• TRENCH WARFARE

• Picture on page 376

• Three parts of Trench Warfare

– Front line

– Support

– reserve

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• DIVIDED LOYALISTS

– SocialistsSocialists – said war was a capitalistic and imperialist struggle between German and Britain to control markets and colonies

• DIVIDED LOYALISTS

• Pacifists – USA should be example of peace to the world

• American families – did not want to send sons to war

• Closer economic ties; trade more with allied countries

• See Germany as “Bully of Europe”

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• WE join in 1917

• Two reasons

1. To ensure the Allies pay their debts to us

2. Prevent Germany from threatening American shipping

• BRITISH BLOCKADE

– British Navy blocks the German Coast which caused famine in German

• The famine killed 750,000 Germans

• Germany’s response to British Sea blockade by the use of U-boats (submarines) to destroy British sea liners

• Lusitania – British sea Liner sunk by Germans; 128 Americans died

• Woodrow Wilson Elected President – he was a Democrat

• THREE REASONS WHY USA ENTERS WAR

1. Zimmerman Note: telegram from German Foreign Minister to German Ambassador in Mexico saying that Germany would help Mexico to get lost territory if United States enters war

2. Russia claims to be a Representative Government

• WAR FOR DEMOCRACY

3. Sinking of American Merchant Ships