1.NATIONALISM – a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation –Leads to competitive and antagonistic rivalries among nations –Feared Germany’s growing power in Europe

2. IMPERIALISM –Nations building Empires (Colonies) –Expanded control over other parts of the world to get raw materials and markets for their manufactured goods –Countries fight over other countries

3. MILITARISM The development of armed forces to be stronger than their enemies

Archduke Franz Ferdinand –Heir to Austrian Throne His assassination led to beginning of WWI

August 3, 1914 –Germany invades Belgium

Schlieffen Plan –Germany’s War Strategy Hold action against Russia combined with a quick drive through Belgium to Paris after France falls two German armies will defeat Russia

TRENCH WARFARE Picture on page 376 Three parts of Trench Warfare –Front line –Support –reserve

DIVIDED LOYALISTS –Socialists –Socialists – said war was a capitalistic and imperialist struggle between German and Britain to control markets and colonies

DIVIDED LOYALISTS Pacifists – USA should be example of peace to the world American families – did not want to send sons to war

Closer economic ties; trade more with allied countries See Germany as “Bully of Europe”

WE join in 1917 Two reasons 1.To ensure the Allies pay their debts to us 2.Prevent Germany from threatening American shipping

BRITISH BLOCKADE –British Navy blocks the German Coast which caused famine in German The famine killed 750,000 Germans

Germany’s response to British Sea blockade by the use of U-boats (submarines) to destroy British sea liners Lusitania – British sea Liner sunk by Germans; 128 Americans died

Woodrow Wilson Elected President – he was a Democrat

THREE REASONS WHY USA ENTERS WAR 1.Zimmerman Note: telegram from German Foreign Minister to German Ambassador in Mexico saying that Germany would help Mexico to get lost territory if United States enters war 2.Russia claims to be a Representative Government WAR FOR DEMOCRACY

3. Sinking of American Merchant Ships