1. Ottoman Empire Before WWI Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire
Divided into several new nations
After WWI

2. Austria-Hungary

3. Princip & The Black Hands
 Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife
was a secret military society formed
on 6 September 1901 by members of the
Serbian Army in the Kingdom of Serbia.
Wanted to unite the Serbian population

4. The Blank Check from Germany to Austria
“Blank check" assurance,
Led up to the outbreak of the First World War
Without Germany's backing, the conflict in the Balkans might have remained localized

5. Trench Warfare

6. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
 Submarines sinking vessels without warning
Lusitania May 1, 1915
 left port in New York for
On board were 1,959
people, 159 of whom
were Americans.
Who sunk the Lusitania?

7. Zimmermann Note
 proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join the Central Powers
“We make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the
following basis: make war together, make peace together,
generous financial support and an understanding
on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost
territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.”
What could Germany gain from having Mexico
on their side?

8. Selective Service Act Men 21-30 years old No substitute
The first, on June 1917, 21 and 31.
The second, on June 1918, age 21
after June 5, 1917.
The third registration was held
on September 1918, for men age
18 through 45.

9. Espionage & Sedition Act
 Espionage Act of prohibited any attempt to interfere with military operations, to support U.S. enemies during wartime
Sedition Act-  forbade the use of "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces.

10. Russian Revolution Russia backed Serbia Russia suffer from causalities
Bolsheviks took over the government from Tsar
Marxist Regime led by Lenin
Promised to end war
Russia leaves the War
November 1917

11. Wilson’s Declaration of Neutrality
“The United States must be neutral in fact, as well as in name, during these days that are to try men's souls. We must be impartial in thought, as well as action, must put a curb upon our sentiments, as well as upon every transaction that might be construed as a preference of one party to the struggle before another.”
Was the United States really neutral??

12. African Americans & Women During WWI
Segregated
Women
Workforce
19th Amendment: 1920
What happens after the war?

13. League of Nations Ensure that war never broke out again
Why would people opposed this?
Henry Cabot Lodge opinion:
Disputes that didn't concern them.
Risk its economy
Isolationism
What is Self-Determination?

14. Treaty of Versailles
Signed five years after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Paris Peace Conference
The “Big Four”
Terms of the treaty:
Germany=BRAT
Blame
Reparations
Army
Territory

15. Woodrow Wilson President during WWI 1914= Neutralism
1917= US goes to war
After the war:
Fourteen Points

16. Armenian Genocide
Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, Russia) issued a warning to Turkey
Warning ignored
Wilson did not give up on Armenia
Result: Treaty signed & recognized an independent Armenian state