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Course of WWI
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I. War Begins After June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, a chain of events leads to WWI 1.German & Austrian Response a) Austria had long considered b) Problem in Dual Monarchy c) William II gives
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d)July Ultimatum e)Serbian gov accepts ALL terms except f)July 28, 1914 – Austria g)July 29 – Austria bombards h)July 30
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2. Triple Entente’s Response a)Russia mobilized b)Schlieffen Plan c)France assures d)Britain attempts to
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3.World War a) August 3, Germany b) August 4, Germany c) August 4, Britain
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II. WWI (1914-1918) 1.Allies a) Triple Entente b) Japan joined c) Italy joined d) U.S. joined
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2.Central Powers a) Dual Alliance b) O.E. c) Bulgaria
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III. The Fronts 1.Western Front (The main front) a) Ger vs. 2.Why did Schlieffen Plan fail? 3.Trench Warfare & the machine gun a) b) c) machine gun leading cause of death
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4.New Weapons 5.Major Battles 6.Eastern Front a. b. 7.Other fronts a. b.
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IV. U.S. Enters War 1.Sinking of the Lusitania 2.Zimmerman Telegram (Jan 1917) 3.Unrestricted Sub-Warfare 4.Russian Revolution (Feb 1917)
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