Post on 02-Jan-2016
WWI BeginsChapter 19 Section 1 (Pgs. 554-561)
Causes of the WWIM – militarism A- alliancesN – nationalismI – imperialismA – assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
MilitarismThe building up of armed forces
◦Countries were having “arms races” to see who could build the best and strongest armies and navies.
◦France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, United States
AlliancesTriple Entente (Allies)
◦France, Great Britain, RussiaTriple Alliance (Central Powers)
◦Germany, Austria-Hungary, and ItalyAll vowed that if any country was
attacked they would come to each others aid.
NationalismHaving a strong sense of pride
for ones country.Many nations wanted to become
independent of other nations that controlled them.
Had pride in their countries and showed this by making them the best financially and securely.
ImperialismCountries competed to control
other countries causing tensions.More land = more powerExcuse to build up army and
navy to “protect” colonies
Assassination of Archduke Franz FerdinandGavrilo Princip shot and killed the
Archduke of Austria-Hungary.This caused a chain reaction:
◦1. Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia.
◦2. Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary.
◦3. Germany declared war on Russia◦4. Germany declared war on France.◦5. Great Britain declared war on
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Trench WarfareMost of the fighting was done in
trenches◦Filled with rats and disease◦Muddy and unsanitary◦“trench foot”◦“no man’s land” – a barren expanse
of mud pockmarked with shell craters and filled with barbed wire entanglements.
Trench Warfare
Trench Warfare
Trench foot
American NeutralityAmerica didn’t want to get
involved.◦Sided with the Allies because didn’t
agree with German tactics◦Many immigrants sided with their
home countries
The United States Enters the WarBritish had a blockade of Germany
◦Created a famine where 750,000 Germans died
As a result Germans created the U-boat◦Submarine◦Sunk many ships that had American
passengers Lusitania Arabic Sussex
◦Americans told Germans to stop but they kept going.
The United States Enters the WarZimmermann note-
◦Germans sent Mexico a telegram telling them that if they sided with the Germans and help defeat the United States then Germany would give them back the land they lost to the United States (Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona) President Wilson was fired up and
petitioned Congress to declare war.