1. Imperialism THE MAIN CAUSES OF WWI M ILITARISM A LLIANCES I MPERIALISM N ATIONALISM A SSASSINATION

2. ASSASSINATION ARCHDUKE FERDINAND BLACK HAND GANG NO INDEPENDENCE HE’S OUT OF HERE!

3. WAR IS ON AUSTRIA HUNGRY DECLARES WAR ON SERBIA SERBIA ASKS RUSSIA FOR SUPPORT RUSSIA PREPARES FOR WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA-HUNGRY GERMANY AUSTRIA-HUNGARY DECLARED WAR ON RUSSIA GERMANY INVADES BELGIUM, BRITAIN ENTERS WAR AGAINST GERMANY

4. SCHLIEFFEN PLAN GERMANY GOES THROUGH BELGIUM-GR. BRITAIN DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY

5. TRENCH WARFARE STALEMATE They go to Trenches FLU WEAPONS GAS TANKS & AIRPLANES END TRENCH WARFARE

6. SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA AMERICANS CALL FOR WAR PRESIDENT WILSON HOLDS OUT FOR A LASTING PEACE IN EUROPE

7. BRITISH BLOCKADE GERMANY U-BOATS WILL DESTROY ALL ENEMY SHIPS UNRESTRICTED WARFARE

8. NEUTRALITY CENTRAL POWERS ALLIES NEUTRALITY ISOLATIONISM SUBMARINE WARFARE VIOLATES LAWS OF NEUTRALITY PRES. WILSON

9. SUSSEX PLEDGE GERMANY PROMISES TO STOP UNRESTRICTED WARFARE WITHOUT A WARNING & SAVING LIVES

10. ZIMMERMAN NOTE WE WILL IGNORE THAT

11. AMERICA CALLS FOR WAR AGAINST GERMANY

12. CZAR NICHOLAS II ABDICATES THE THRONE USSR SIGNS PEACE TREATY WITH GERMANY RUSSIA IS OUT OF WAR GERMANY AT IT AGAIN – SINKS AMERICAN SHIPS AMERICA DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY TREATY OF BRET-LITOVSK

13. AMERICA PREPARES FOR WAR SELECTIVE SERVICE AEF GENERAL PERSHING CONVOY SYSTEM AMERICANS JOIN THE TRENCHES ALLIES HALT GERMANS SAVE PARIS GERMANS RIOT – FOOD AUSTRIA-HUNGARY - REVOLUTION

14. AT END OF WAR, U.S. TAKES ON POLICY OF ISOLATIONISM