World War I: Causes, Timeline, and Impact
Learn about the main causes of WWI including alliances, imperialism, nationalism, militarism, and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Discover how the war started, the involvement of different countries, trench warfare, sinking of the Lusitania, the impact on America, and the eventual entry of the U.S. into the war. Witness the events leading to the signing of peace treaties and America's preparation for war.
- WWI
- Causes
- Alliances
- Imperialism
- Nationalism
- Militarism
- Trench Warfare
- Lusitania
- America
- Peace Treaty
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THE MAIN CAUSES OF WWI ALLIANCESIMPERIALISMNATIONALISMASSASSINATION Imperialism MILITARISM
ASSASSINATION ARCHDUKE FERDINAND NO INDEPENDENCE HE S OUT OF HERE! BLACK HAND GANG
LEADING UP TO WAR
WAR STARTS CHANGES MADE
WAR IS ON AUSTRIA HUNGRY DECLARES WAR ON SERBIA RUSSIA PREPARES FOR WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA-HUNGRY GERMANY AUSTRIA-HUNGARY DECLARED WAR ON RUSSIA GERMANY INVADES BELGIUM, BRITAIN ENTERS WAR AGAINST GERMANY GERMANY FACES A WAR ON TWO FRONTS
TRENCH WARFARE STALEMATE They go to Trenches FLU WEAPONS GAS TANKS & AIRPLANES END TRENCH WARFARE Weapons demonstrate impact of industrialization on how wars will be fought in the future
SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA AMERICANS CALL FOR WAR PRESIDENT WILSON HOLDS OUT FOR A LASTING PEACE IN EUROPE HORRORS OF WWI - U.S. FOLLOWS POLICY OF ISOLATIONISM
BRITISH BLOCKADE GERMANY U-BOATS WILL DESTROY ALL ENEMY SHIPS UNRESTRICTED WARFARE
SUSSEX PLEDGE GERMANY PROMISES TO STOP UNRESTRICTED WARFARE WITHOUT A WARNING & SAVING LIVES
USSR SIGNS PEACE TREATY WITH GERMANY RUSSIA IS OUT OF WAR GERMANY AT IT AGAIN SINKS AMERICAN SHIPS AMERICA DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY CZAR NICHOLAS II ABDICATES THE THRONE
AMERICA PREPARES FOR WAR SELECTIVE SERVICE AEF GENERAL PERSHING CONVOY SYSTEM AMERICANS JOIN THE TRENCHES ALLIES HALT GERMANS SAVE PARIS GERMANS RIOT FOOD AUSTRIA-HUNGARY - REVOLUTION
RISE OF DICTATORS AFTER WWI Treaty of Versailles harsh/unfair World -Wide Great Depression People look to single ruler to solve problems
MUSSOLINI IN ITALY Starts Fascist Party in Italy Fascism Country more important than individual Mussolini - take Italy back to glory of Roman Empire Black Shirts Fascist Militia
STALIN IN RUSSIA Stalin leader of USSR in 1926 Imposed Communism Suppressed the people Industrialized USSR Ruled by Fear Killed 8-10 million peasants Great Purge-Stalin kills all who oppose him Kills over 30 million people during his term in office
ADOLPH HITLER IN GERMANY Anti Communist Imprisoned in attempt to take over Munich and Berlin Imprisoned Wrote Mein Kamph Superior Aryan race Blamed problems on Jewish people Holocaust
MILITARY CONTROL IN JAPAN Meiji Restoration - Japan industrializes & modernizes Build modern army and navy Takes on imperialistic role for natural resources Take control of Korea, defeat China and take Taiwan, defeat Russia and gain control of Manchuria Rape of Nanjing Japanese soldiers murder hundreds of thousands of Chinese-soldiers & civilians