1. WWI: The War as America Watched
Chapter 21 Part 1
WWI: The War as America Watched

2. The Start of the War June 28, ______– Sarajevo, _______
Serbian assassin shoots the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, ___________________.

3. Reasons for War
1. Extreme __________: extreme devotion to one’s own nation.
2. _____________________—countries wanting to extend empires through military force.
3. ___________—originally intended to prevent war.

4. Superpower Alliances Triple ________: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Triple ________: Britain, France, Russia

5. WAR POWERS Quickly, nations began to choose sides. Team names:
Central Powers: __________,___________,_________,__________
Allied Powers: ___________,_________,________, _________, and later _________.

6. The Course of the War
Germany marches across neutral ________; going to attack _________.
Allied powers quickly jump into action; both sides start building __________.
War dragging on; no one gaining advantage—new technology needed.
British develop an armored vehicle that can fire shells while moving (aka the ______).

7. The Course of the War
Allies have advantage … until Central powers start making their own.
Next tactic: poison gas.
Next tactic: fighting in the air with planes aka ___________.
Fighter pilots who shot down five or more enemy planes earned nickname “____”.
Germany’s top ace with 80 “kills” was Manfred von Richthofen aka _____________.
America’s top ace with 26 “kills” was _______________.

8. Other weaponry developed
Trucks, automobiles, rifles, cannons, grenades, mines, submarines (unterseeboot – U-boat), and torpedoes.