Monday:
WWI Extra Credit- 10 points
who fought
dates
where was the battle
casualties
who won
why was the first battle significant
be sure to include maps pictures and your sources
WWI part I objectives:
Great Britain, Italy, Ireland, Russia, Japan ......these are the ally powers
Kaiser Wilhelm- Germany
Characteristics of Europe
Very nationalistic
willing to go to war to protect interest and national honor
industrialization was occurring
population was increasing
people were moving from rural area...................
many people were in poverty
due to poverty, many turned to labor unions and socialism
countries competed with one another for markets raw materials and colonies
countries also traded a lot with each other
imperialism became common
alliance developed
triple alliance
Germany Austria hungry and Italy
major causes of WWI(thses causes had been happening for like 50 years):
- militarism
- imperialism
- nationalism
- economic competition
- alliance
Tuesday:
economic competition:
great Britain, France and Germany were competing worldwide for colonies................
alliance:
if countries are forming alliances, what does that say about the world-----the world is close to breaking out war
Powderkeg:
- is in south eastern Europe
- or by Greece
- they called it this because there was something between these countries that was going to explode
- all the different ethnic groups did not like each other
Austria-Hungry:
- it was a multi-national, dual monarchy
- dual monarchy-----two kings
- multi-national-----------many nationalities
- it had 11 major ethnic groups
- Austria and Hungarians were the two largest
- both made up less than 50% of the population
- many different languages, religions and customs
- the government hated nationalism
The government despised Serbians and Serbia
the Serbian menace
Serbia wanted to make the Serbians living in Austria-hungry, part of a greater Serbia
the black hand was created in Serbia
secret organization whose goal it was to unite all Serbs by any means necessary
the assassination started the war
Chain of Event:
- assassination
- Austria-hungry sends ultimatum to Serbia
- Serbia refuses to accept ultimatum
- Austria-hungry declares war on Serbia
WWI War Goals:
- at first there wasn't any goals
- then they said they wanted land
France wanted:
- land
- resources
- cripple Germany military
great Britain:
- land
Italy:
- land
Russia:
- control
- land
Austria-Hungry:
- they wanted to survive the war as a nation
Germany:
- land
- western Russia
- take over colonies
United States:
- win
end war
Wednesday:
- Study day for Semester Test
Thursday:
three types of trenches:
- Front line
- support
- reserve
- no man's land(this was land between the trenches)
Friday:
Neutrality:
- president Woodrow Wilson declared that the us was to be neutral when WWI broke out
- impartial int thought as well as in action
- neutrality was successful.........
1916 election:
- Woodrow Wilson incumbent(democrat)
- Charles Evans Hughes(republican)
- Wilson won
- platform was: he kept us out of war
Causes for us involvement in WWI:
- great Britain and Germany were both stopping us ships
- eventually us drew closer to war and the allies
- German sinking of Britain ships and killing of us citizens
- Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare
Sussex Pledge:
- Wilson to Germany said end the attack or unarmed ships or risk the severing of diplomatic relations
- Germany responds on may 4, 1916 with the Sussex pledge, Germany submarine policy
- end the sinking of passengers ships
- search merchant ships for contraband and make provisions for passengers and crews before
minor causes for us involvement:
beliefs of war hawks:
- teddy Roosevelt
Trade with England increased:
- trade with Germany decreased as years went on
- $3 billion in 1916 with England
British and American propaganda:
Preparedness program 1915:
- us started arming and preparing for war
American Business:
- munitions business pushed us into war to make money
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