WWI and U'S' Involvement

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WWI and U.S. Involvement

• Bryon Grossenbacher

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Origins of WWI

• Bosnia was annexed by Austria
• Russia angered Serbia reacts
• June 28, 1914 Ferdinand assassinated
• July 23 Austrian ultimatum to Serbia
• Serbia refuses ultimatum
• July 28 Austria declares war on Serbia

Gavrilo Princip
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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• Alliances
• 1881 - German and Austrian alliance
• 1904 - French and Russian alliance
• British give their word to Entente
• 1914 German and Turkish alliance
• 1915 Italy enters formally with allies

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Dates War Declared
July 28, 1914 Austria declares war on Serbia
August 3, 1914 Germany declares war on France
April 6, 1917 U.S. declares war on Germany
August 1, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia
August 4, 1914 Britain declares war on Germany
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Origins of U.S. Entry

• May 7, 1915 Lucitania sunk.
• Jan 16, 1917 Zimmerman Telegram.
• April 6, 1917 U.S. declares war.
• Oct. 1917 U.S. troops land in Europe.

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U.S. Involvement in Battles

• May 28, 1918 Battle of Cantigny
• The first sustained American offensive of the war
  
• June 4, 1918 Chateau-Thierry retaken
• Tip of German advance towards Paris
• With the assistance of the French Tenth Colonial
  Division they succeeded in pushing the Germans
  back across the Marne to Jauglonne.
• July 15, 1918 2nd Battle of the Marne
• Allied forces push Germans back, German officials
  believe war is lost.
• Sep. 12, 1918 Battle of St. Mihiel
• The first major attack planned and executed by
  the AEF (American Expeditionary Force).
• Oct. 1918 Battle of the Argonne
• The end for the Germans.

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Modern Warfare
Tanks
Artillery
Machine Gun
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Submarines
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Gas Warfare
Airplanes
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Trench Warfare

• WWI introduced trench warfare
• From North Sea to Switzerland
• No Mans Land
• Conditions (mud, rats, disease)

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Images of Destruction
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Images of Destruction
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Images of Destruction
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Images of Destruction
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Images of Destruction
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Soldiers and Casualties

• 65 million men and women served
• Estimated 10 million killed
• 20 million wounded
• 115,000 U.S. troops killed

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The Fourteen Points

• Issued by President Woodrow Wilson
• January 8, 1918
• Unselfish peace and disarmament
• Two Purposes
• 1) Shorten WWI by influencing powerful people
• 2) Provide framework for peace discussions

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Treaty of Versailles

• June 28, 1919 Treaty signed
• Germany not present while decisions made
• Big Four make major decisions
• Territory and reparations from Germany
• U.S. never ratifies Treaty of Versailles
• League of Nations created at Versailles

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Pictures Sources

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