World War I

Causes of World War I M A I N ILITARISM LLIANCES MPERIALISM ATIONALISM

Anglo-German Arms Race

Percentage Distribution of the World's Manufacturing Production 1870 1913 USA 23.3 35.8 Germany 13.2 15.7 U.K. 31.8 14.0 France 10.3 6.4 Russia 3.7 5.5 Italy 2.4 2.7 Others 15.3 19.9 Source: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/indrevtabs1.asp

Map Credit: historicair Alliances Triple Entente Britain France Russia Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Ottoman Empire Map Credit: historicair

Alliances

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand June 28, 1914 HEIR

Fresh troops for the war-weary Entente Powers. The U.S. Enters the War Fresh troops for the war-weary Entente Powers.

Sinking of the Lusitania 1915 Germany sparked an outrage by sinking a passenger ship (that was carrying armaments), killing British and American civilians.

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (1917) A major factor leading to U.S. involvement in the war

The War at Home

CLICK HERE to see more posters. Propaganda Campaigns Both sides used war propaganda to motivate people to support the war effort. CLICK HERE to see more posters.

Propaganda Campaigns PURPOSES: ENLIST DEHUMANIZE the enemy FINANCE the war CONSERVE resources

Women and the War Effort Women worked in munitions factories while men were at the Front.

Entente Military Deaths More Info

Espionage Act and Sedition Acts These laws made it illegal to interfere with the draft, obstruct the sale of liberty bonds, or make statements considered disloyal to or critical of the government. Socialist leader Eugene Debs was sentenced to 10 years in prison under these laws. He also led the Pullman Strike

“PEACE Without Victory” Wilson’s main goal was to establish peace between the warning nations in Europe

Wilson’s Fourteen Points PRINCIPLES: Freedom of the Seas Reduction of Arms Open Treaty Negotiations Self Determination of Peoples League of Nations- This was his main proposal. It would provide a place where countries could meet and discuss diplomacy 14

Treaty of Versailles This ended the war in Europe but many Americans wanted to go back to isolationism and did not support this.