1. World War I

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

3. Anglo-German Arms Race

4. 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:

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Alliances
Triple Entente
Britain
France
Russia
Central Powers
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Ottoman Empire
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6. Alliances

7. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand June 28, 1914
HEIR

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

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

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

11. The War at Home

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Propaganda Campaigns
Both sides used war propaganda to motivate people to support the war effort.
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13. Propaganda Campaigns PURPOSES: ENLIST DEHUMANIZE the enemy
FINANCE the war
CONSERVE resources

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

17. Entente Military Deaths
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18. 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

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

21. 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

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