Monday - Worked on projects
Tuesday - Watched video on Christmas truce, people on the line enjoyed Christmas, they didn't care what side they fought for.
Wednesday - Causes of WW1 - Started July 28, 1914 and ended November 11, 1918. 32 countries were involved. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Also political, territorial, and economic conflicts. Black Hand conspiracy - Secret Serbian society, assassinated leaders. Archduke's wife was killed with him. Gavrilo Princip walked up to the car and shot them. A group of 6 people wanted to kill him, hired by the Black Hand. Spark that started the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Underlined Causes - Every country was building up their military. Countries were taking over other countries all over the world. Countries were competing all over the world over land, resources, money and power. Countries were forming alliances all over the world. Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, Economic Competition, and System of Alliances. Without all of these the war would have only consisted of Serbia and Austria-Hungary. Plus, there were a lot of wars happening all over the world, so everyone was kind of on edge.
Countries Involved in WW1 - Allied Powers - France, Britain, Russia, Italy, and the U.S. were the big 5. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria - Central Powers.
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