2. 1. List the following countries and name their corresponding allies at the beginning of WWI. Country Alliance(s) or side 1.Russia 2.Germany 3.England 4.France 5.Italy 6.Austria-Hungary 7.Belgium 8.France 9.Serbia 10.Ottoman Empire 11.United States

3.  2. The assassination of Archduke was the spark that started a domino effect within the alliances that led to war. Fill in the missing pieces: (try without looking!!) › 1. Austria Hungary declares war on _________. › 2. __________ mobilizes troops against Aust-Hung/Germ. › 3. __________ demands ___________ de-mobilize. › 4. __________ mobilizes, Germany does as well. › 5. __________ declares war on Russia › 6. Germany declares war on _________ as well. › 7. __________ invades _________ on the way to Paris, forcing ___________ to join the Allies.

4.  Spark # 6  Business Items › Map/Post/Signatures › Seeds of Change filmnotes › Into Hell notes sheet  American response › Neutrality? Preparedness? Peace?  Shell Shock – filmnotes

5.  European nations destroying each other › Stalemate › Trenches › Weapons / Technology  How does U.S. respond???

7.  Wilson- Aug 4, 1914-declared U.S. strict neutrality-condemns actions of both sides › Motivated by money- 3.5 bil investments overseas  Official position was neutral. Was this really the case?

8. 8 11 million German- Americans Irish-Americans hated Great Britain Close cultural ties Shared transatlantic cables (shared censored info.) Big business loaned much $ to allies Central Powers: Allies: US Exports to both sides:

9.  Calls for U.S. to prepare for war even if neutral  National Security League – Dec. 1914  Summer 1915-camps to train young men for combat

10.  As soon as war broke out, Peace movement kicks in  Women particularly active  Congress had some peace supporters too › Jeannette Rankin

11.  We’ll watch up until U.S. gets involved  Filmnotes are EXTRA CREDIT – or you can simply use film to help fill in square notes