1. WWI
From Beginning to End

2. Causes – mania! Militarism Alliance – cause war to be a World War
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Spark that starts the war – Nov 1914

3. Triple Alliance – Bad Guys Triple Entente – Allies/Good Guys
Sides
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Ottoman Empire US
France
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Serbia
Triple Alliance – Bad Guys
Triple Entente – Allies/Good Guys

4. US Enters States it will be neutral at first
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare - Sinking of the Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram

5. New Kind of Warfare Trenches Airplanes Tanks Machine Gun Poison Gas
Gas Mask

6. War ends Germany Signs an armistice – November 1918
Officially sign the Peace Treaty in 1919

7. Wilson’s 14 Points “A war to end all wars” No losers
No more secret treaties/alliances
Reduce military sizes
Independent nations
League of Nations – all nations would join and would work together to solve problems instead of going to war

8. Treaty of Versailles
War Guilt Clause - Germany takes full responsibility for the war
War Reparations - Germany must pay for the war
Germany loses its military – small army/police force allowed
Germany loses its extra territory
League of Nations is formed
US does not sign the treaty – causes future problems