The document summarizes the key causes and events of World War I. It discusses how nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and the alliance system contributed to rising tensions between European powers. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand provided the spark that led countries to take sides and enter the war. The U.S. eventually joined the Allies and helped ensure their victory through industrial production, military support, and fresh troops arriving in Europe. The Treaty of Versailles after the war was punitive towards Germany but rejected Woodrow Wilson's vision of a just peace through self-determination and the League of Nations.

1. The Great War: World War I Chapter 19

2. Causes of the War Causes Nationalism Militarism Alliance System Imperialism

3. Causes of the War Nationalism : a person’s loyalty should be to their nation first many new nations were created in Eastern Europe prior to WWI

4. Causes of the War Imperialism How does building empires create the conditions for major wars?

5. Causes of the War Militarism : development of armed forces and uses them for “diplomacy”

6. Causes of the War Alliance System- pg. 581 Triple Entente (the “Allies”) France Britain Russia Triple Alliance (“Central Powers”) Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Italy

7. Causes of the War The “powder keg of Europe” The Balkans Archduke Franz Ferdinand Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne A-H took Bosnia in 1878 Bosnian nationalists always resisting A-H rule

8. Causes of the War The “powder keg of Europe” The Balkans Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip Serbian nationalist

9. Causes of the War The assassination activates alliance system

10. Fighting the War A new kind of fighting First war to use modern weapons with major casualty capabilities

11. PARTICIPATION Look throughout Chapter 19. List as many new WWI technologies/weapons as you can.

12. Fighting the War A new kind of fighting First war to use modern weapons with major casualty capabilities Machine gun Airplane Poison gas/gas masks Tanks Submarines Barbed wire Trenches

14. Fighting the War Trench Warfare- pg. 582 Fighting style couldn’t keep up with weapons Dig in to avoid fire No man’s land : barren, cratered land between enemy trenches

15. ASSIGNMENT page 586 #1, 3-4

16. America Joins the War Reasons for getting involved: Needed to help our Allies Sinking of the Lusitania Unrestricted submarine warfare Zimmerman Note

17. America During the War The army Selective Service Act: draft War Industries Board: Eliminate waste, encourage mass production Daylight Savings Time

18. America During the War Supplies Use mass production U.S. citizens cut back for the war effort “ meatless and wheatless” days “ lightless nights” Corsets for steel

19. America During the War WWI Propaganda Committee on Public Information : made the war popular by influencing ppl’s thoughts and actions

20. America During the War National War Labor Board “ Work or fight” Extremely effective Supplies to troops and refugees increased

21. America During the War Great Migration : Large-scale movement of southern blacks to northern cities Escape racial discrimination Weevil infestation caused southern crops to fail looking for jobs in northern factories

22. America During the War War decreases individual freedom Anti-immigration mobs Especially against Germans, Russians, etc. Espionage and Sedition Acts : Person could be fined/jailed for saying anything disloyal to American government or undermining war effort

23. How the Allies Won American helps to win the war Convoy system : guard of destroyers escort merchant ships Offered fresh perspective and enthusiastic new troops

24. How the Allies Won Russia pulled out of the war Russian Revolution in 1917 Germany made a mistake by going to France U.S. troops arrived just in time Austria-Hungary surrendered in 1918 German sailors mutinied, kaiser gave up throne Germany to weak to continue

25. How the Allies Won War ended on November 11, 1918 Germany signed an armistice : agreement to end fighting

26. Treaty of Versailles Wilson’s Fourteen Points: No secret treaties Freedom of the seas Free trade Arms reduction Rights of colonial people should be considered League of Nations : a place for nations to discuss problems without war

27. Treaty of Versailles Allies rejected 14 Points Except the League of Nations Provisions of Treaty of Versailles: Nine new nations Germany cannot keep an army Germany must pay $33 billion in war reparations War-guilt clause : Germany had to take sole responsibility for causing WWI Ignored rights for colonized people

28. PARTICIPATION What do you think are the biggest consequences of the war? (try to get at least 3)