World War I

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World War I

• 1914 - 1918

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Europe ... Early 1900s

• Nationalism and Military Build-up
• Alliances
• Triple Alliance (G, A-H, I)
• Triple Entente (F, R, B)
• Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (Sarajevo,
  Bosnia)

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War Declared

• Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary,
  Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire)
• Allies (France, Russia, Britain, Serbia ... later
  includes Italy, US, others)

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The Fight

• Schlieffen Plan
• Trench Warfare (Western Front)
• New Weapons
• Poison Gas, Tanks, Submarines (U-Boats), Planes

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The Sub War

• Blockade and Counter Blockade
• Lusitania
• Sussex Pledge

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US Involvement

• Neutrality Peace with Honor
• German Sabotage
• The Zimmermann Note
• Sub Warfare Renews (Last Straw)
• US Declares War

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The Home Front

• The Draft
• War Industries Board
• Conservation
• Super-Americanism

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Over There

• General John Pershing
• Russia Pulls Out
• Bolshelvik Revolution (1917)

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Over There

• Western Front
• Armistice 11-11 ... 1100

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Peace

• Treaty of Versailles
• Senate Ratification
• Results of WWI