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Why we had it World War I

A
  1. Alliances
  2. Nationalism
  3. Arms Race
  4. Balkins
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King of Germany

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Wilhelm II

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Heir to the Austrian crown

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Archduke Ferdinand

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4
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A Serbian assassinated Archduke Ferdinand

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July 28, 1914

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5
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Austria
Germany
Bulgaria
Turkey

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Central powers

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Russia
France
England
United States

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Allied powers

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15 miles outside of Paris

France wins

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Miracle on the Marne

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It was the rest of 1914. When they tried to outrun each other

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Race to the sea

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Front where it was France and Germany

It was a stalemate

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Western front

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Front where it was steady

Russia and Germany

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Eastern front

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11
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Front that is all trench warfare

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Western front

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12
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New weapons made in WWI

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Flame throwers 
Hand grenades 
Airplanes 
Tanks 
Mustard gas
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Big western front battle; Germans try to break through the line
540,000 French casualties
500,000 German casualties

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Battle of verdun

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British offensive battle
600,000 British casualties
500,000 German casualties

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Somme offensive

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1917 Lenin takes over Russia and becomes communist and when Russia leaves WWI

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Bolshevik Revolution

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King of Russia

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Czar nickolas

17
Q

Why we went into WWI

A

We had history with France and England
Zimmerman note
U-boats: main reason

18
Q

Germans used to blow up ships that crossed the line

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U-boats

19
Q

May 7, 1914

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Luisitania sinks because of U-boats

1200 citizens die

20
Q

Decorated pilot

A

Red bear

21
Q

Shot down 26 planes

A

Rickenbacker

22
Q

From Germany and was a promise to Mexico to fight US and in return they will help get their states back

A

Zimmerman note

23
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Commander of the American expeditionary force

A

“Black Jack” Pershing

24
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Allied commander at the Argonne forests

A

Ferdinand Foch

25
Q

French win the battle

A

Argonne forest

26
Q

WWI ends

A

November 11, 1918

27
Q

14 points

A

Woodrow Wilson

28
Q

Peace treaty

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League of Nations

29
Q

Ended WWI

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Treaty of Versailles

30
Q

How did treaty of Versailles treat Germany

A

Sent Germany in depression
Lost $33 billion
Lost all territories
Demilitarized Germany troops

31
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Why did the US join the nations

A

Didn’t want to fight anymore

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