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Causes of World War ICauses of World War I - MAINAMAINA ilitarism ilitarism – policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war llianceslliances
Causes of World War ICauses of World War I - MAINAMAINA
ilitarism ilitarism policy of building up strong military forces to
prepare for war llianceslliances - agreements between nations to
aid and protect one another ationalismationalism pride in or
devotion to ones country mperialism mperialism when one country
takes over another country economically and politically
ssassinationssassination murder of Austrian Archduke Franz
Ferdinand MAIN Spark:
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Causes of WWI - A lliances Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Great
Britain France Russia
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Causes of WWI - A lliances Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Great
Britain France Russia
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Imperialism: European conquest of Africa
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Causes of World War ICauses of World War I - MAINAMAINA
ationalismationalism pride in or devotion to ones country MAIN
Spark:
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Causes of WWI - N ationalism Pan-Germanism - movement to unify
the people of all German speaking countries AustriaAustria *
Belgium Denmark Iceland GermanyGermany * LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
* Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Sweden SwitzerlandSwitzerland *
United Kingdom * = German speaking country Germanic Countries
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Causes of WWI - N ationalism Pan-Slavism - movement to unify
all of the Slavic people
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The Spark
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Causes of WWI - A ssassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand and
Duchess Sophie at Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28 th, 1914.
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Causes of WWI - A ssassination
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Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed in Bosnia by a
Serbian nationalist who believed that Bosnia should belong to
Serbia. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Causes of WWI - A ssassination Gavrilo Princip after his
assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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The Point of No Return: The Assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinands death and declared
war on Serbia. Germany pledged their support for Austria - Hungary.
example of Pan-German nationalism Russia pledged their support for
Serbia. example of Pan-Slavic nationalism Germany declares war on
Russia.
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The Point of No Return: The Assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand France pledges their support for Russia. Germany declares
war on France. Germany invades Belgium on the way to France. Great
Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany. War
officially begins July 28, 1914
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Causes of WWI - A lliances Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Great
Britain France Russia Ottoman Empire Allied Powers Central
Powers
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US Involvement in WWI The United States wanted to remain
neutral during the war. However, events occurred that brought about
our involvement in the war. 1.Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)
2.Continued U-boat attacks 3.Zimmerman telegram
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German submarines, called U-boats, torpedoed enemy ships and
neutral ships trading with the enemy.U-boats
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1. In May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania, a
British passenger ship, killing approximately 1,200 people,
including 128 Americans.Lusitania
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Americans were infuriated with the destruction of the
Lusitania.
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2.After the sinking of another passenger ship, the US asked the
German Government stop attacking all passenger ships and allowed
the crews of enemy merchant vessels to abandon their ships prior to
any attack. Germany agreed. (1916) In 1917, the German Navy
convinced the Kaiser that resuming the submarine attacks could help
defeat Great Britain within five months. So Germany once again
began sinking ships.
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secret message from Germany to Mexico urging Mexico to attack
the U.S. if the U.S. declared war on Germany 3. Zimmermann
telegram: Germany promised to help Mexico regain land it lost to
the U.S. in the Mexican War. * The U.S. declared war on the Central
Powers in April 1917.
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(above) Zimmermann Telegram as Received by the German
Ambassador to Mexico, 01/19/1917 (right) decoded words
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Zimmermann Telegram: Decoded Message
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Mexico was offered material aid in the reclamation of territory
lost during the Mexican-American War, specifically the American
states of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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GAs Role in WWI 1. Provided men: Between 85,000 to 100,000
Georgians joined the US armed forces. Over 3,000 Georgians gave
their lives to this war. 2.Provided largest number of military
facilities in the US. A. Training facilities: Camp Benning, Fort
McPherson, Camp Gordon. B. Prisoners of war were housed at Fort
Oglethorpe. 3. Georgians provided supplies and food: produced
uniforms, grew additional food (liberty gardens),sold war bonds,
worked for the Red Cross, produced cotton, steel, coal, wagons
& explosives. 4.GA railroads played a key role in transporting
arms, ammunition, and soldiers to GA ports for sail to Europe.
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Effects on Georgia 1.Improved the states economy. 2.Price of
cotton increased. Sharecroppers were able to get out of debt for
the first time in years. 3.Meat & gas were in short supply.
These goods were sent to the front for the soldiers. 4.Spanish
influenza was brought back to the US and caused an epidemic.