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In the early 1900s tensions were high in Europe…
please share what you think caused the World war between the powers of Europe.
CAUSES OF THE WAR
Nationalism of European Countries
Fighting over new territories
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
TIME OF WAR
1914-1918
Allied Powers:
France
United Kingdom
Russia
United States (1917)
Central Powers:
Austria Hungary
Germany
Bulgaria
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info for the war
In the early 1900s tensions were high in Europe…
please share what you think caused the World war between the powers of Europe. Discuss with a partner. Nationalism of European Countries
Fighting over new territories
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand the world war took place in 1914-1918 -
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Beginning of the WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
In June of 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was shot and killed by assassins in order to gain land. This led to Germany attacking Belgium and France in August 1914. -
US joins the WWI-The Sinking of the Lusitania
German U-boats, or submarines, sunk ships going between England and America. On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat sank the Lusitania, a British passenger ship sailing off the coast of Ireland. More than 100 Americans were killed. The Germans said they had put warnings in American newspapers telling passengers to stay off ships heading to the war zone. Germany also said the Lusitania had been carrying war supplies for England. -
he Zimmermann Telegram
Germany didn't think the United States was prepared to join the war. Arthur Zimmermann, a German leader, sent a telegram to Mexico asking the country to start a border war with the United States. In return, Germany would get back Mexican land that had become Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. The English got a copy of the telegram, broke the secret code and sent the information to Wilson. The telegram was put in the U.S.newspapers, showing that Germany was America's enemy. -
Why did the United States try to remain neutral?
Americans debated for two and a half years about joining the war. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson said the United States would stay neutral, because many Americans were immigrants from countries of both the Central Powers and the Allies. They disagreed over which countries had started the war and which countries should be supported by America, so Wilson urged Americans not to take sides. -
Why did the United States try to remain neutral?
However, America traded with both England, of the Allies, and Germany, of the Central Powers. Staying neutral was difficult. Wilson worried that U.S. business could be hurt by the war. -
Why did the United States try to remain neutral?
At first, Wilson stopped American banks from loaning money to countries fighting the war. This would make it impossible for them to buy what they needed to continue fighting. England, France and the Allies started running out of money and stopped buying American goods. This plan was not working, so American banks were allowed to loan money to the Allies again. The war hurt American and German trade, too. The English blockade of battleships stopped U.S. ships from bringing goods to Germany. -
1917: The United States Enters the War
After the Zimmermann Telegram, Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war on April 2, 1917. Wilson said the United States must go to war because the world “must be made safe for democracy.” War was officially declared against Germany on April 6, 1917. -
1917: The United States Enters the War
World War I involved all Americans. The government set goals for manufacturing, farming, transportation and selecting men for the military. Patriotic posters, pamphlets, films and public speakers encouraged Americans to support the war. Americans were told “food will win the war.” So there were wheatless Mondays, meatless Tuesdays and porkless Saturdays to save food for the troops.