1. WW I
The First World War

2. New weapons of the industrial revolution

3. WWI
World War I, also known as , the Great War, and "The War to End All Wars,"
Was a global military conflict that primarily took place in Europe between 1914 and It left millions dead and largely defined the 20th century.

4. The causes of World War One summarized by the following acronym
A- Alliance:
N -Nationalism:
I - Imperialism:
M -Militarism:
A -Anarchy:
L -Leadership:

5. Who’s who
In the end the Triple Entente England, France and Russia later to be joined by Italy, the United States and Japan
Defeated the Triple Alliance; Germany, Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.

7. Most Americans favored staying out of the conflict and President Wilson publicly and formally stated that the United States would follow a policy of neutrality.
From 1914 to 1916 trade with the Allies grew from 825 million dollars to 3.2 billion dollars.

8. If the Allies were to lose the war, trade would be threatened.
The US would lose billions of dollars.
American increasingly saw Germany as the enemy. Germany was an aristocratic dictatorship fighting against the great democracies of the world.
America as a democratic nation felt an obligation to support them.

9. Lusitania
On May 7th 1915 the British cruise ship Lusitania was sunk off the coast of England. Over 1,198 passengers including 128 Americans were killed.
In 1916, after the sinking of the passenger liner Sussex, Germany agreed to end unrestricted submarine warfare in the "Sussex pledge."

11. The British government claimed that they intercepted a message from the German ambassador Zimmerman to the Mexican government.
Termed the "Zimmerman Note" asked Mexico to attack the United States if war broke out between the U.S. and Germany.

12. Zimmermann Note

13. The causes of World War One summarized by the following acronym
A- Alliance: European nations signed secret treaties that created a system of alliances pitting nation versus nation.
N - Nationalism: There were intense feelings of nationalism on the part of subjugated nationalities.
I - Imperialism: Competition to develop vast empires caused tension and conflict.
M - Militarism: Nations built huge armies to defend themselves and help to gain these empires. they to want to use these militaries.
A - Anarchy: There was no international organization to help them deal with their problems.
L - Leadership: It was poor.