Countries Goals in WWI

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Countries Goals in WWI

• Connor Clayton

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Albania

• Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, and Italy occupied
  Albania at the start of WWI.
• Austria Hungary fought the Serbian troops
• Austria Hungary (liberators)
• Albanians did not like the secret Treaty of
  London of 1915. Gave land to other countries but
  not them.

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Albania
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Austria - Hungary

• Austria Hungary didnt want Serbia to take them
  over.

• A- H wanted Serbia to stop black hand a
  terrorist group from bombing them.

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in Serbia.
• Germany were allies to Austria Hungary.

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Belgium

• Germany invaded August 3, 1914.
• Belgium was just trying to keep independence from
  Germany.
• Germany wanted Belgium because it was next to
  France so Germany would have an advantage on
  France.
• King Albert I was the leader of Belgium during
  WWI.

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Belgium
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Brazil

• Brazil was initially neutral in WWI to keep trade
  open.
• Joined the war like the U.S. did because they
  were forced into it.
• Brazil captured 42 German ships

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Bulgaria

• Declared war on Serbia.
• Bulgaria had a 40 mile strip in Greece.
• Signed Treaty of Neuilly
• Treaty took a lot of land and reduced army

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China

• Declared war on Germany and Austria- Hungary on
  August 14, 1917
• Got involved to free them from treaties and to
  put in effect Wilsons 14 points.

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Costa Rica

• Fought Germany in WWI
• President Tinoco didnt get recognition for over
  throwing a government so he declared war on
  Germany instead of having good relations with
  them.

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Cuba

• Also against Germany
• Didnt have to join the war but since the US gave
  them independence they felt obligated
• Cuba also didnt like Germanys submarine
  warfare.

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Sources

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_during_World_W
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• McDougal Littell The Americans Reconstruction to
  the 21st Century.
• http//wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_Cuba_enter_World
  __War_1ixzzleM4Ve6Vs
• http//net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/comment