1. Mrs. Ha
Ch. 11 Sec. 1 Part 2
War Begins

2. I. The Great War Begins A. Background 1. Russia: wanted access
to Mediterranean Sea
2. Germany: Rail link to
Ottoman-Empire

3. 3. Austria-Hungary
taken over Bosnia
4. Serbia: A.H. claimed
subversion

4. B. Archduke Franz
Ferdinand & wife
1. June, 1914
2. Heir: Austrian throne
3. Visiting Serbia
4. Both assassinated:by
Gavrilo Princip

5. 5. Princip: Serbian
nationalist
6. Austria-Hungary
declares war on Serbia
on July

6. C. Country alliances pull
1. Germany v. Russia
(G. on side of A.H.)
2. Germany v. France
(Russia’s ally)
3. Britain v. Germany
(after G. invades
Belgium)

7. D. Fighting Begins: 8-3-1914 1. Germany invades Belgium
a) Schlieffen Plan: hold
Russia w/½ of army
b) Invade Paris: take
France w/other half
c) Combine: attack
Russia

8. 2. Trench warfare: dig in
a) “No man’s Land”:
barren land between
enemy trenches
b) 3 trenches/3 yrs.
and 7 miles

9. II. U.S. enters WWI A. Two Reasons 1. Allies (G.B., France,
Russia) repay loans
2. Stop Germans: threat
to U.S. shipping

10. B. British Blockade
1. Mined North Sea
2. Food from U.S.
didn’t reach Germany
,000 Germans
starved to death
4. U.S. mad at Britain

11. C. Germany Responds
1. Bigger outrage to U.S.
2. U-Boats, subs, sink
any ships near Britain
a) Crew not warned
b) Lusitania sunk:
May 7, 1915

12. D. U-Boat Attacks 1. American death toll rises a) Repeated warnings
to Germany
b) Election of 1916
c) Democrat: Woodrow
Wilson re-elected
d) Slogan: “He kept us
out of war”

13. III. U.S. Declares War A. Negotiations 1. U.S. declare war only
“overt actions”

14. 2. Overt Actions:
a) Zimmermann Note
b) Four merchant ships
sunk / 36 dead
c) Russia: new
representative
government

15. 3. Zimmermann Note
a) Telegram British
agents intercepted
b) Plot: Mexico &
Germany
c) Mexico: reclaim
Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona

16. B. U.S. enters the War
in April, 1917
1. Fight to restore
world peace
2. Fight to restore
future freedom