BY: SHAYNA SCOTT, LINDSAY HOFFMAN, SEAN DONNELLY Key Leaders and Personalities

The Powers Central Ottoman Empire Austria-Hungary Germany Bulgaria Allied Russia US Italy Britain

Franz Ferdinand Born in Graz, Austria. Originally he wasn’t in obtaining the thrown, but his cousin Prince Rudolf died. Increase minorities, decrease Hungarian freedom. Inspector general of the Austrian army

Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo is a Bosnian Serb. Born in Serbia. Assassinated Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. This was one reason WWI started. Apart of the Black Hand Society.

Otto von Bismarck Born in Schonhausen, Germany. He was obligated to do a few years of military service. Otto unified Germany, then he was forced to resign by William II.

Kaiser Wilhem II Wilhem II was born into the Hohenzollen family. Originally from Prussia. Most powerful man in Europe before WWI

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Czar Nicholas II Emperor of Russia & Alexander III died (Nov. 1,1894) Personal command of army & he changed absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy made people mad caused riots minimized power of the Duma Czar of Russia Allied Powers

Vladimir Lenin Russia & tsarist gov. fell Lenin returned home from Germany, expanded support base, bid for power Wanted to be communist instead of Social Democracy & wanted no problems w/ WWI, withdrew from war, declared soviet gov. Radical Allied Powers

Woodrow Wilson America & nominated after fights w/in the Democratic Party Wanted America out of war, ran mobilization of American troops for war & won Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating peace treaty (ended war) Nominated for Pres. Of US Allied Powers

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David Lloyd George Britain`s Prime Minister in 1916 last liberal to serve as a Prime Minister known as “the man who won the war” Major player in the Paris Peace conference Guided Britain through the war to victory over Germany Elected Official Allied powers - France -Russia

Vittorio Orlando Italy entered cabinet in 1903 and thereafter held a number of important ministerial posts until the outbreak of world war1 supporter of Italy going into the war he eventually was made prime minister Elected official Allied Powers Germany Austria

George Clemenceau France 1906 he was elected 1906 worked up to the position of prime minister Persuaded the allies to agree to a unified military command under Ferdinand Foch France made Germany surrender when they passed through German lines and defeated Germany Elected official Allied powers Russia Britain

Paris Peace Conference Argued about how defeated powers would be treated France wanted Germany to have a weaker army with no navy and no air force David Lloyd understood the necessity to punish Germany but not to the extent that she would never be able to participate in European politics again Vittorio wanted land but Woodrow did not agree