W'W'I

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W.W.I

• The Great War

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The U.S. before the war

• By 1912, Americans were ready to elect a
  progressive reformer to the Presidency
• Educator and democrat Woodrow Wilson

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The U.S. Before the War

• As President Wilson wanted to
• strike a new note in international affairs
• Put an end to American Imperialism
• Exemplify sheer honesty and even unselfishness
• He was unsuccessful

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Woodrow Wilson

• It is a fearful thing to lead this great
  peaceful people into warbut the right is more
  precious than peace, and we shall fight for the
  things which we have always carried nearest to
  our hearsfor democracy, for the right of those
  who submit to authority to have a voice in their
  own governments, for the rights and liberties of
  small nations

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The Mexican Revolution

• After 17 years under a brutal dicator, Mexico was
  taken over by ANOTHER brutal dictator
• As a result, President Wilson refused to
  acknowledge his government
• Wilson tried to help Mexicans fight against him
  as much as possible by allowing weapons to be
  sent to Mexico
• In April 1914, American Sailors visiting Mexico
  were arrested for entering a restricted area.
  they were released but when the Mexican
• government refused to apologize for the arrest,
  Wilson used the Opportunity to overthrow Huerta

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The Mexican Revolution

• Many Mexicans did not like this
• One anti-American leader, Pancho Villa led
  attacks on Americans within the states, forcing
  president Wilson to send over 6000 troops into
  Mexico to find him
• Wilson eventually gave up and recalled his
  troops, but not before his actions in Mexico had
  greatly U.S. foreign relations.

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Why do we care?

• The U.S. was looked upon so poorly for its action
  towards Mexico that it practiced a policy of
  ISOLATIONISM where is avoided interaction with
  other countries
• Elsewhere, the world goes to war and , ashamed,
  we avoid entering it

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Main Reasons for World War I

• Militarism- building up armed forces
• Alliances- agreements to help other countries in
  the event of war
• Imperialism- trying to build an empire
• Nationalism- extreme pride in ones country

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Background Causes Nationalism

• Background
• In the 1860s, Prussia began a series of wars in
  order to unite the German states by 1871 the
  unification of these states had lead to a German
  Empire which soon became one of the most powerful
  nations in the world
• On their quest to unite, they had attacked France
  and forced it to give up land making France and
  Germany enemies

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Alliances

• To protect itself, Germany formed the Triple
  Alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy, while
  France formed the Franco-Russian Alliance with
  Russia
• Britain remained Neutral until it entered an arms
  race with Germanycausing them to take Frances
  side
• Consequently, the French, British and Russians
  formed the Triple Entente

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The Outbreak of War- More Nationalism

• Nationalism people believed that those who
  belong to a nation should have their own country
  and government
• In the Balkans( traditionally ruled by the
  Austro-Hungarians and Ottomans) however, there
  were so many different cultures and groups that
  all the different cultures wanted independence

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The Outbreak of War

• The different groups in the regions, the Serbs,
  Bosnians, Croats and Slovens began to gain their
  independence
• in 1908 however, Austria-Hungary took over Bosnia
  indicating that Austria Hungary never had any
  intention of letting the Slavic people become
  independent.

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Assassination of the Archduke

• In June 1914, the Prince of Austria Hungary,
  Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot while visiting
  Serbia
• Gavrilo Princip- a member of a Serbian
  Nationalist group called the Black Hand was
  arrested and killed for the murder but the Austro
  Hungarians blamed all of Serbia
• They WANTED to start a war

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Outbreak of War

• Austria-Hungary wanted to CRUSH Serbia On July
  28th Austria declared war Serbia
• Germany then declared war on Russia
• ( who was on the side of the Serbs)
• Germany THEN declared war on FranceEventually
  Great Britain, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
  joined in too hence

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World War I

• Allies
• France
• Russia
• Great Britain
• Italy

• Central Powers
• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Ottoman Empire
• Bulgaria

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Map of Europe

• Label All Countries
• Decide which colors you are going to use for each
  alliance, then color in the following Countries
  accordingly
• France Austria Hungary
• Bulgaria Russia
• Great Britain Serbia
• Italy Romania
• Germany The Ottoman Empire

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The U.S. and W.W.I

• U.S. was Neutral
• but with many immigrants supporting their
  homeland most Americans favored the allied cause
• British used Propaganda to gain American support
• Banks gave loans to the Allies as well so they
  wanted the Allies to win so they would get their
  money back

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The U.S. Enters War

• At the same time, however, Americans did not want
  to ENTER the war
• But THEN
• The Lusitania sank
• The British had set up a blockade to keep Germany
  from getting goods-and food in response German
  U-boats sank the Lusitania, killing 1200,
  including 128 Americans

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The U.S. Enters War

• Germany REALLY did not want the U.S. to enter the
  war
• As a result, they made the Sussex Pledge in which
  Germany agreed to stop attacking Merchant
  shipsthey lied

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U.S. enters World War I

• Zimmerman Telegram A German Official (
  Zimmerman) proposed Mexico alley itself with
  Germany
• This made the U.S. VERY angry.