Week of 12-16

[3Riley]

Allied Powers vs Central Powers

• England
• France
• Russia
• United States
• Italy
• Serbia
• Belgium

1. Central Powers

• Germany
• Austria Hungary
• Ottoman Empire 
• Bulgaria 

1. Long term causes
   1. Nationalism

• Deep devotion or pride to one's specific country
• Competition and Rivalries began and developed between the European Nations for territories to take over
• Creating hatred between each other

1. 1. Militarism

• Powerful military power
• Keeping a large standing army prepared for war
• Wars caused huge arms race for military technology between each country

1. Imperialism

• When one country take over another country politically and economically
• A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or a military force
• Imperialism led to rivalry and distrust among European nations and often almost led to war

1. Alliance System

• Agreements between nations to provide aid and protect one another
• Designed to keep peace in Europe but instead lead to distrust and war
• Made major allies and later built countries against each other

1. Short Term Causes
   1. June 28th 1914
      • Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassination
        • Was gonna be the next King of Austria Hungary
      • Gavrilo Princip was the assassinator
      • Took place in Sarajevo
   2. July 23rd

• Austria Hungary presents Serbia with an ultimatum that is too harsh
• Give in to all demands that Austria Hungary had
• Basically become part of Austria Hungary
• Serbia tries but fails causing Austria Hungary to declare war and allies mobiles
• Causes the domino effect

1. Reasons for US entering the war
   1. Zimmerman Note

• Telegram sent from Germany to Mexico that proposed an alliance between them
• Germany sends a telegram asking Mexico to attack America but British forces intercepts them and tells America
• America gets fed up and enters the war giving the allies the reinforcements they needed
• Germany attacked ships making America unpleased
• April 6th, 1917--America entered the war

1. Sinking of Lusitania

• May 7th, 1915
• Germany warned that they would sink any boat coming across the Atlantic
• A German U-boat sunk the RMS Lusitania
• The sinking played an important role in making the American public anger against Germany
• America was primarily made of German people

Tuesday: presentations

Group 1 continued: Causes of WWI

1. Goals for the Major Countries
   1. US
      1. Make the world safer for democracy
      2. The war was kind of seen as democracies vs monarchies

• Democracies
• France
• Britain

1. 1. 1. 1. Monarchies
            1. Germany
            2. Austria-Hungary
      2. Goal at beginning was to stay out of it
   2. Germany
      1. Weaken France
      2. Build empire in Europe
   3. Britain and France
      1. Weaken Germany to protect their allies
      2. Get colonies from Germany and Turkey
2. Battle Strategies
   1. Von Schlieffen Plan
   2. The Gallipoli
      1. Strategy intended for ships to be able to pass through the Dardanelles
         1. The straight between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara
   3. British Propaganda 

Group 2: US Home Front and Propaganda in WWI

1. Home Front
   1. The people back home
2. Propaganda 
   1. Persuasive advertising 
3. Food administration
   1. Wilson requested Hoover to leave position of Chairman of the Commission for Relief in Belgium
   2. Hoover returns to country
   3. 3 years of intense fighting in Western Europe
      1. Devastated people/ ability to farm
   4. Food Administration goals
      1. Provide food for troops and Allies in Europe
      2. Provide food for American and Allied
   5. US based on a different idea than Europe
   6. "Food Will Win the War"
      1. Stop waste