mr. bruns sang for us today. it was just fantastic!!
Causes of World War I
-Militarism: country has a strong army and navy and sometimes relying on that to settle disputes
-Imperialism: taking over colonies. countries have boundary disputes. competition for land, power, and money. wanted land controlled by colonies in africa and middle east.
-Nationalism: having great devotion or loyalty for your country.
-Economic competition:
-System of Allies: Allied Powers, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, United States. Central Powers, Germany, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
*Chain of Events
-assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparks war (Black Hand)
-Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
-Germany declares war on Russia
-France enters to help Russia
-Great Britain enters to help France
*Powers
-Great Britain, Germany, France, United States
-Russia, Japan, Italy
-Portugal, Belgium, Austria-Hungary, Spain, Turkey
U.S Neutrality
-neutrality: don't pick sides
Weapons
-trench warfare: front line, support, reserve, "no man's land"
-trench foot: YUCK
-gas attacks: chlorine gas, mustard gas
-flame throwers, grenades, machine guns, tanks
-submarines/u-boats, zeppelins, airplanes
-TESTED GAS MASKS ON PUPPIES
Causes for U.S. involvement in WWI
-u.s. was upset with both sides in war because g.b. and Germany were both stopping our ships
-the zimmermann note: germany said they were going to start unrestricted submarine warfare with us
-beliefs of War Hawks: teddy roosevelt
-trade with england increased, germany decreased
-british and american propaganda
-preparedness program
-american business
-german declaration of "unlimited submarine warfare"
sussex pledge
propaganda: persuasive advertising
-Germany portrayed in propaganda as raping and killing women and children.
-U.S. payed for war with taxes and war bonds.
-National War Labor Bond: settled disputes between workers and employers, discouraged strikes, led by W.H. Taft.
-Casualties- 16.5 million dead. Armenian genocide in Turkey.
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