- What are the causes of WWl in Europe?
- Imperialism
- when a strong country takes over a smaller country
- European countries wanted part of Asia and most of Africa
- other place
- Militarism
- countries intermationally were growing their armies
- wanted to protect empirs and colonies
- further national pride
- Tried to out-do each other
- weapons, amount of men, ect.
- 1914 most allied nations had strong, well built military
- Germany attempted to build a more stronger navy than Great Britian
- Nationalism
- havein strong pride for the nation
- Austria-Hungary=one main focal point of nationalistic tendencies
- Almost 40 nationalities
- important ones: Czechs, Slovakians, Poles, and Slavs
- Austrian and Hungary= main power
- This caused resntment to other nationalities
- Resentment made nationalities want to break away from the Empire
- Russia was a Slavic nation
- Encouraged Slavs to break away from A-H Empire a few times
- Alliances-Triple Entente
- Great Britian
- France
- Russia
- How it formed:
- Germany refused to sign a peace treaty with Russia
- France was almost to war between Germany and another hostile European Central Power
- GB and France made peace
- Triple Alliance
- Germany
- A-H
- Italy
- France made it so Italy couldn't advance forward by controlling Tunis
- upset Italy
- Imperialism
- What were the Major Alliences?
- Alliances
- Allied Powers
- Japan
- US
- Great Britian
- France
- Russia
- Italy
- Central Powers
- Germany
- A-H
- Ottoman Empire
- Kingdom of Bulgaria
- Allied Powers
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the Major countries involved?
4. What were some of the major land battles prior to the US involvment?
5. What were some of the major naval battles?
6. What were ther US reactions to WWI starting in 1914?
7. What were the causes for the US involvment?
8.
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