WORLD WAR I

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WORLD WAR I

• CAUSES
• International Rivalries- Imperialism caused
  conflict over land, colonies, markets, raw
  materials, strategic location.
  
• Arms Race- nations built up their military to
  protect their country in case international
  rivalries and tensions lead to war.
  
• Alliance- ________________________________________
  _____________________________________
  
• Triple Alliance- ________________________
  Triple Entente- ________________________
  ____
  
• Made-up of _____________________________
  Made-up of ________________________________
  
• ______________________________________
  _________________________________________
  
• 4.Nationalism and Conflict in the Balkans
• a. Russia and Austria fought for control over
  the Ottoman Empire
  
• b. Austria wanted to control Serbia
• 5.________________________________________-
  sparked that started the war by causing a chain
  reaction within the alliance system.
  
• a. Archduke Ferdinand was from-
  ________________________________
  
• b. A-H threatens _________________, drawing in
  ______________ who has an alliance w/ Serbia,
  drawing in _________________ who has an alliance
  w/ _________________________

• THE START OF THE WAR
• Germany attacked France by going through
  ______________________ a neutral co.
  
• Great Britain enters the war.
• Germany enters France (________________ Front)
• a. stalemate is caused by ________________
  warfare
  
• b. _______________________________- area
  b/w the trenches.
  
• 4. The US remain _________________. However
  American pilots volunteered to join the Lafayette
  Escadrille. ______________________________

• US ENTERS THE WAR
• Lusitana and unrestricted submarine warfare
• Zimmerman Note-
• Propaganda-
• Economic reasons-
• Idealism- The world must be made safe for
  Democracy W. Wilson
  

• NEW WEAPONS
• ____________________________________
• ____________________________________
• ____________________________________
• ____________________________________
• ____________________________________

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• US MOBILIZE FOR WAR
• Selective Service Act-
• Paying for the war
• Food conservation program-
• Suppressing anti-war movements
• a. Espionage Act-
• b. Sedition Act-

• RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
• Ruled by Czar Nicolas II
• The economy was poor, and army weak causing the
  people to loose faith in the govt.
  
• _________________ - leader of the Bolsheviks
  (___________________) took control of the govt.
  
• a. Communist forces were called-
• 4. The Royal Family was _____________________
• 5. Russia pulls out of WWI
• 6. Russia becomes known as __________________

• FIGHTING THE WAR
• Marshall Foch-
• John J. Pershing-
• Sgt. Alvin York-
• War ended when Gen. Von Hindenburg advised Kaiser
  Wilhelm II (______________________)
  
• that the war was lost
• 5. Armistice sing-

• THE TREATY
• BIG FOUR
• ________________________- David Lloyd George-
  wanted Ger. To pay for the war, take the German
  
  military
• ________________________- Clemenceau- wanted Ger.
  To pay for the war, loose their colonies, weaken
  
  Ger. Military
• ________________________- Orlando- wanted land
  from A-H
  
• ________________________- Wilson- Peace w/o
  victory.
  
• Fourteen Points-
• To keep the peace end secret treaties and
  end arm race
  
• League of Nations-

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• RESULT OF THE TREATY
• Germany was _____________________________________
  _______________
  
• Germany had to pay retribution of
  ______________________________________________
  
• Creation of the __________________________________
  _________
  
• A-H was ____________ to create Yugoslavia,
  Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Romania
  
• Soviet Union lost territory creating Finland,
  Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland
  
• US didnt approve the treaty or join the League
  of Nations

• RESULT OF THE WAR
• New countries are created
• Russia becomes and communist co.
• Depression in the US and Germany
• Economic conditions in Germany created conditions
  for the growth to the Nazi Party