Trick to Remember countries in WWI

Trick to Remember countries in WWI

FURBBS BAG of “O”’sFURBBS = AlliesBAG of “O”s = Central Powers

Allied Powers Central Powers

FranceUnited StatesRussiaBelgiumBritish EmpireSerbia

BulgariaAustro-

Hungarian Empire

German EmpireOttoman Empire

The Alliances

World War I (WWI)

1914 -1918The immediate cause was the

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

He was the heir to the throne of Austria- Hungary

He was assassinated in June 1914 by a Serbian nationalist while on an official visit to Bosnia.

Underlying Causes of WWI

There were 4 underlying causes: Think MAIN

1. Militarism2. Alliances3. Imperialism4. Nationalism

Militarism:Building up

armed forces to get ready

for war

Alliances:Agreements or promises to defend and help another country

Imperialism:trying to build up an empire by physically and economically controlling other countries

Nationalism:Having pride in your country and being willing to defend it

US Expansionism

Spanish American War ended US policy of Isolationism (1898)

SPAN-AM War = US emerges as a world power

WWI ended US policy of avoiding European conflicts (1914-1918)

WWI = US emerges as a global superpower

WWI DetailsTwo minor allies were Italy and Japan.Actual fighting began in August when

Germany invaded BelgiumWWI was the introduction of Trench Warfare

WWI use of advanced weapons

Improved cannons and improved gunsNew inventions and destructive weapons;

The Tank Poison Gas ( Gas masks became standard issue)

Combat airplanes German “U-boats”

WWI Gas Masks

WWI Tanks

WWI Planes

German U-boats

"unterseeboot", or undersea boat in English

The story of the Red Baron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlf---13Q0g&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

American Neutrality comes to an end

Up to 1917, the US opposed war. Woodrow Wilson was re-elected as President with the slogan:

“He kept us out of war!”

But that was all about to change!

Reasons for Americas involvement in WWI

THERE WERE 4 REASONS US inability to remain neutralUnited States economic and political ties to

Great BritainGerman submarine warfare: In 1915 they

sank the Lusitania (1000 people died, 128 were Americans)

The Zimmerman Telegram

Zimmerman Telegram

The Zimmerman Telegram – was a secret message from Germany to Mexico that the British intercepted (January 1917).

The message said that if Mexico helped Germany invade and defeat the US, than Germany would help them get back all the land they lost in the Mexican American War (1848)

Americans were angry and wanted to go to war

http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/overthere.htm

America enters the War

April 6, 1917- President Wilson and the Congress declare war!

More than 2 million Americans entered the military to fight in WWI

WWI after U.S. entry

Allied forces desperately needed the help, they were drained and starving.

Russia withdrew and now all of Germany’s attention was on the Western front.

The Allies didn’t just stop the German advance, but pushed them back to Germany.

November 11, 1918, Germany’s government is overthrown and the new leaders quickly agree to an armistice (an agreement to end the fighting)

http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/NA002693.html

http://www.realmilitaryvideos.com/wwi/newsreel-end-of-wwi-in-san-francisco/

The end of WWI

After the War

More than 9 Million soldiers lost their livesPresident Woodrow Wilson was seen as a

hero to all of EuropeWilsons peace proposal was called “Fourteen

Points” Outlined new boundaries and nations in

Europe Called for free trade, freedom of the seas

and an end to secret treaties

League of NationsWilson’s final and biggest point was to

create the League of Nations, a peacekeeping organization.

Treaty of Versailles

Germany had to pay billions of dollars in reparations to the Allies

Germany had to give up some land and all their colonies

Austro-Hungarian empire and Russia were carved up to create smaller new countries or restore old ones.

Map of the “fronts”

END OF WWI (EUROPE in 1919)

USA rejects the Treaty of Versailles

USA did not want to punish the Central Powers, but the Allies sought revenge

USA never signed the harsh treaty or joined the league of Nations.

Question: Why do you think the USA refused to sign the Treaty?