From Neutrality to War By: Group One
What Caused the War? Industrial output, trade, and the possession of an overseas empires were the yardstick of wealth and greatness. Russia mobilized for war to help its ally Serbia against Austria.
How do Alliances Cause a Chain Reaction? Allowed leaders to act recklessly because they knew allies would fight with them if they declared war
How Does Technology Lead to a Stalemate? The defensive weapons of the time were better and more devastating than the offensive ones
What is Trench Warfare? The military dug trenches and shot at one another from them. They where use to protected soldiers from poisonous gases and help give them more time to put on their gas mask. Trenches had numerous rats and diseases that not only ate at their food but also at the soldiers. In total of trenches, their was 2,490 km dug each of that where 1-2 meters wide and only 3 meters deep.
Why Does Wilson Want Neutrality? How do Americans React? He didn't want to see the war set Americans against one another. At first it was viewed as a distant European quarrel for land and influence.
What is a Blockade? An act or means of closing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
How Does Germany Violate These Neutral Rights? They sunk the unarmed French passenger ship (the Sussex)
What is a U-Boat? A German submarine used in WWI or WWII
Why Did America Enter the War? German invasion of Belgium A German U-Boat an unarmed ship The German blockade stopped the flow of American goods The Zimmermann note
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