Alliances

-Forming partnerships with other countries

A cause of World War I was alliances throughout the world. It started as a small conflict between 2 countries, but because of alliances, other countries had to go and help each other out. Country after country entered the war due to an obligation made in the past.

Nationalism

-Pride in ones country

Nationalism in the two conflicting countries was a cause of the first World War. The people and the leaders of the countries were prideful thinking their country was better than the other creating more conflict.

Militarism

-Building up of a countries military

When countries build up their militaries, the neighboring countries start to get nervous. Then those countries begin to build up militaries as well expecting an invasion. After a lot of tension between the two countries one will eventually attack the other.

Imperialism

-Competing for other colonies

Empires where always looking to expand. Competition between other countries for land begin as small political disputes, and sometimes end in a war.

EX: England, Africa, Bosnia

In the trenches

After a battle

After a battle

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Military Alliances

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Militaries being built up, was a major reason for WWI. When a country would build up the military surrounding colonies got nervous. Reasons for making armies larger was:

1: protection for small colonies

2: peer pressure

-countries used mandatory drafts to accomplish this

-Russia had the largest army, Germany had the best trained men, and Britan had the largest navy.

Alliances caused a small 2 countrydispute to become the first worldwar. Countries who did not want tobe involved in war, were requiredto, due to alliances with othercountries. It started as a small two country fight, then started a chain reaction between countries. Onecountry who was in a treaty with another country was forced to fight.

Central powers: Germany, Austria, Ottoman EmpireAllies: Britain, France, Russia, USA

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Nationalism

-Pride in ones country

Nationalism in the two conflicting countries was a cause of the first World War. The people and the leaders of the countries were prideful thinking their country was better than the other creating more conflict.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated due to Bosnia’s anger with him and his leadership.

USA in WWI

-General Pershing led the U.S. troops

-By 1927 Germany controlled Belgium, Italy, and New France

-1918 Russia had a revolution and they dropped out of the war

-Now Germany can concentrate on the western front

- By July 1918 the U.S. have 1 million troops in the war

- We cut off German rail lines which supplied their troops

-We attacked through the Argonne forest. It took 47 days and 12 million soldiers lost their lives, but we were successful in cutting off supply lines

-By October 1918 German lines are crumbling

-In November, the Allies have captured the high ground and Germany surrenders

-The treaty was signed on the 11th month, the 11th day, on the 11th hour

A diagram of trench warfare

Soldiers miserable in the trenches

Combat In the trenches

Trench foot was the cause of wet conditions over a long period of time

The feet of soldiers would begin to decompose, attracting rats along with it

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Treaty of Versailles

This treaty created new countries by splitting the current countries into pieces.

- Russia= Poland, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. - Austria/Hungry= Austria, Hungry, and Checkloslovakia- Ottoman Empire= Divided up between the allies

The treaty served as a punishment for Germany- They must take full responsibility for the war- They must pay for the war, $33 billon- They only paid, about $5billion however

This treaty created the League of Nations - An organization of countries designed to maintain world peace