Warm up 2/28 Sit wherever you would like to and if you prove to me that you can handle it (on task/not talking) these can be your new seats. Take out a blank piece of paper and answer the following questions: Who took over control of GA after reconstruction (ex. political party, specific people)? What was life like for African Americans in the south during this time? This will be collected, so please do your best.

Could a world war start because of a sandwich?

Causes of World War ICauses of World War I - MANIAMANIA ilitarism ilitarism – policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war llianceslliances - agreements between nations to aid and protect one another ationalismationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s country mperialism mperialism – when one country takes over another country economically and politically ssassinationssassination – murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand MANIA

Imperialism: European conquest of Africa

Increase in Defense Expenditures France10% Britain13% Russia39% Germany73% Causes of WWI - M ilitarism Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s (British pounds).

Triple Entente: Triple Alliance: Causes of WWI - A lliances Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Great Britain France Russia

Causes of WWI - N ationalism

Pan-Germanism - movement to unify the people of all German speaking countries AustriaAustria * Belgium Denmark Iceland GermanyGermany * LiechtensteinLiechtenstein * Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Sweden SwitzerlandSwitzerland * United Kingdom * = German speaking country Germanic Countries

Causes of WWI - N ationalism Pan-Slavism - movement to unify all of the Slavic people

Causes of WWI - I mperialism

The “Spark”

Causes of WWI - A ssassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie at Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28 th, 1914.

Causes of WWI - A ssassination

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed in Bosnia by a Serbian nationalist who believed that Bosnia should belong to Serbia. Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Causes of WWI - A ssassination Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

The Point of No Return: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s death and declared war on Serbia. Germany pledged their support for Austria - Hungary. · example of Pan-German nationalism Russia pledged their support for Serbia. · example of Pan-Slavic nationalism

The Point of No Return: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Germany declares war on Russia. France pledges their support for Russia. Germany declares war on France. Germany invades Belgium on the way to France. Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany.

World War I Allied Powers: Central Powers: Great Britain France Russia Italy Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire

· However, we traded food, weapons, oil, steel, and other goods far more with the Allied Powers than with the Central Powers. American Neutrality · Officially, the U.S. was a neutral country.

· Both the Allied Powers and Central powers used propaganda in order to support their cause by making their enemies seem savage.

· However, Britain and Germany set up blockades around the British and German coasts. Freedom of the Seas · The U.S., as a neutral nation, claimed the right to trade with either side in the war.

· German submarines, called U-boats, torpedoed enemy ships and neutral ships trading with the enemy.U-boats

A German U-boat Torpedoes a Steamer, circa 1916

· In 1915, a German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania, a British passenger ship, killing approximately 1,200 people, including 128 Americans.Lusitania

· Americans were infuriated with the destruction of the Lusitania.

– secret message from Germany to Mexico urging Mexico to attack the U.S. if the U.S. declared war on Germany Moving Toward War Zimmermann telegram: – Germany promised to help Mexico regain land it lost to the U.S. in the Mexican War. * The U.S. declared war on the Central Powers in 1917.

(above) Zimmermann Telegram as Received by the German Ambassador to Mexico, 01/19/1917 (right) decoded words

Zimmermann Telegram: Decoded Message

Mexico was offered material aid in the reclamation of territory lost during the Mexican-American War, specifically the American states of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Allied – Green - Central – Orange - Now this is what you call a World War! Review of all:

The Selective Service Act was passed by Congress on May 18, When the US first entered WWI, the total size of the US army was around 110,000. Three weeks after war was declared, only 32,000 had volunteered for service. All males aged were required to register for military service. (The age limit was later changed to include all men aged ) By the end of WWI, some 24 mil. men had registered, and some 2.8 mil. had been drafted. More than half of the almost 4.8 mil. Americans who served in the armed forces were drafted. The WWI draft had a high success rate, with less than 350,000 men ”dodging” the draft.

GA’s Role in WWI Between 85,000 to 100,000 Georgians joined the US armed forces. Many soldiers around the SE came to GA for training at one of our many training facilities: 1.) Camp Benning, 2.) Fort McPherson, 3.) and Camp Gordon. Georgians on the home-front created uniforms, grew additional food (“liberty gardens”), sold war bonds, and worked for the Red Cross. GA railroads played a key role in transporting arms, ammunition, and soldiers to GA ports for sail to Europe. Over 3,000 Georgians gave their lives to this war. –100,000+ American servicemen died in total.

Notable Georgians in WWI Eugene Jacques Bullard –First African-American combat pilot to fight in the war –Originally from Columbus, GA –Went to France in order to have a better life and joined the French army  later the French Air Service. –Returned to the US at age 40.

Warm-up for What were the causes of WWI? 2. Why did the United States get involved? 3. Did GA play a key role in WWI?