4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?-Battle of Liege. First land battle. Belgium vs. Germany. August 5, 1914.-Battle of Tannenbrg. Russia vs. Germany. Germany won. August 23, 1914.-Battle of Gallipoli. Began on August 25, 1915. Turkey vs. Russia, Britain, and France.-Battle of Flers-Courcelette. Began on September 15, 1916. First battle where a tank was used. used by France. France vs. Germany.5. What were some of the major naval battles of WWI?-Battle of Heligoland Bight. August 28, 1914. Great Britain vs. Germany. Fought in the North Sea. GB won.-Battle of Dogger Bank. January 24, 1915. Great Britain vs. Germany. GB won. Fought in the North Sea.-Battle of Jutland. May 31, 1916. Fought between Germany and Great Britain. Great Britain won.6. What were the US reactions to WWI starting in 1914?-Woodrow Wilson issued a Deeclaration fo Neutrality in August 1914-American farms and factories fed and armed Europe's armies7. What were the causes for US involvement in WWI?-Unrestricted submarine warfaretype of naval warfare in which submarines sink non naval boats without warningGermany sunk a Franch boat called the Sussex which killed about 50 people.Germans sank the Lusitania. Key reason for U.S. joinging WW1-American PropagandaIncrease support for the war.Urged people to plant victory gardens, join the war, provide greater war production.-German dictatorship-U.S. business interests-Zimmerman Note
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