1. The Great War
WWI

2. MAIN Reasons M – Militarism A – Alliances I – Imperialism
N – Nationalism
Spark – Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

3. Battle of the Marne – NE of Paris. Taxicabs take soldiers to battle.
1. Stops the Germans
2. causes Germany to fight on 2 fronts.
Trench Warfare – fighting from parallel trenches
Land between “No man’s land”

4. Weapons of war
Poison gas – introduced by Germans, used by both sides. Invention of gas mask
Machine gun – causes a stalemate
Tank – introduced by British
Airplane – first used for photographs
then bombs
then air combat (Red Baron)

9. Submarine – U-Boat introduced by Germans who practices unrestricted submarine warfare – strike without warning.
Propaganda – one-sided information such was war posters
Rationing – limit to what you can buy.
Total war – all resources to the war.

11. Eastern Front
Russia wins at first but tide turns in Dec By 1916, Russia almost defeated.
Germans block Baltic Sea and Ottomans block Black Sea.
Russia Cut off.

12. War outside of Europe
Gallipoli – Ottoman Empire. Allies forces British, Australian, New Zealand, and French fail
China – German outposts overrun by Japan
Africa -British and French attack German possessions.

13. US Involvement 1915 – sinking of the Lusitania. 128 Americans die.
Feb 1917 – Zimmerman note. Germany asks Mexico to attack U.S. and get back TX,AZ, NM.
Mar 1917 – Russia withdraws from war.
Mar 1917 – 2nd battle of Marne begins. Germany getting tired.

14. Apr 1917 – U.S. declares war. 2 million fresh soldiers enter war and push back the Germans.
Nov War ends.