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A solider stuck in barbwire Fencing.

Reason 1 – Create New Countries

Russia: Poland, Finland, Latria, Lithuania, and Estonia

Austria – Hungry: Austria, Hungry, Checkoslovaki, and Yugoslavia

Ottoman Empire: Divided up between the Allies

Reason 2 – Punishes Germany

Must take full responsibility for the war

Pay for the war – 33 billon dollars

Reason 3 – Creates the Leagues of Nations (Unites Nations, UN)

Organization of countries designed to maintain peace and stability

General Pershing lead the U.S. troops

By 1917 Germany controlled: Belgium, Italy, and France

In 1918 Russia has a revolution and they drop out of the war

Now Germany can concentrate on the Western front

By July, 1918 the U.S. have 1 million troops in the war

We cut off the German rail line which supply the German troops

We attack through the Argonne Forest. It takes 47 days and 1.2 million soldiers were cut off their supply

By October 1918 German lines are crumbling

In November the Allies have captured the high ground and Germany surrenders

The 11th hour, the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918 the war ends.

Reason 1 – Sinking the Lusitania

The Lusitania was a passenger ship that was secretly carrying ammunition.

A German Submarine sunk the ship (U-boat)

1,198 passengers died (128 American)

President Wilson demanded that the Germans apologized and pay for damages

Reason 2 – Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Sussex Pledge

Germany promised not to sink merchant ships without first warning them and rescuing passengers

By 1917 Germany is defeating Russia on the Easter front, they want a quick victory on the Western front

To do this they used unrestricted submarine warfare

Sinking ALL ships headed towards allied Nations

Reason 3 – Zimmermann Note

Zimmermann was a German officer

He sent a letter to Mexico asking them to attack the US

In exchange he promised that Germany would aid them in retrieving some of the land that the US took from them

Militarism – Building up the Military

The Military was built for two reasons

1) Protect their colonies

2) Peer pressure

They used mandatory draft to accomplish this

Russia Had the largest army, Germany was the best trained, and Britain had the largest Navy.

Mud Rats Smell Body Rot Cold Staying Dry Maggots Lice Disease

To protect their position and to cut down on losses both sides dug trenches.

At night supplies were brought in and scouts were sent out.

At dawn/dusk attacks came: Hit them with artillery and then went over the top.

Soldiers had to go through barbwire, machinegun fire, and craters.

Nationalism – Pride In You Country

Pan-German Movement-The hope to unite all German speaking

people

Pan-Slavic-The hope to unite all Slavic (Russian

Speaking) people

EX- Bosnia – 95% speak Slavic language yet is controlled by Berman Speaking Austria

Imperialism - Competing for Colonies

European nations were competing for land

They believed “Bigger is Better”

EX – Africa, Bosnia, Allsace & Lorraine

Nationalism – Pride in your country

Imperialism – Competing for Colonies

Militarism – Building up the Military

Alliance – Forming partnership with other nations

Allies

Great BritainFranceRussia

United States

Central Powers

GermanyAustria

Ottoman Empire