1. Class Conflict – Unrest between the workers and elite causes riots and protest November 1917 Czar Nicholas II was forced to quit the throne of Russia due to civil unrest from wartime food/supply shortages;

2. Lenin forms the Soviet Union After the Czar is overthrown, a democratic provisional government is set up Soviet – A workers council. Many refused to continue fighting the war. Lenin had their support The people of Russia voted Lenin’s supporters out of power, so Lenin let a coup and overthrew the government, setting up a communist dictatorship

3. Russians revolted against him: Vladimir Lenin takes power and makes Russia a communist country Lenin has Russia drop out of the war to preserve communist revolution

4. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (March 1918) Lands Russia gave to Germany

5. Sinking of the Lusitania The U.S. was neutral, but made a lot of money selling Britain and France weapons Great Britain secretly transported weapons/ammunition from America aboard passenger ships Germany starts unrestricted submarine warfare with the U.S., to stop our support of the Allies.

7. Turn to a partner Germany sunk the Lusitania claiming that it had weapons that were heading to it’s enemy, Britain. 1198 people, including civilians were killed. Was Germany justified in its action or morally wrong?

8. Sinking of the Lusitania

9. Lusitania was transporting ammunitions to Great Britain 1,198 people killed (including 128 Americans) America warns Germany after sinking they are closer to entering the war

10. Zimmerman Telegram Germany wanted to convince Mexico to align with them against the U.S. in exchange for Mexico getting back Southwest Territory they lost from Mexican-American War (1848)

11. USA Enters World War I Great Britain intercepted Telegram and gave to USA U.S. lent a lot of money to the Allies, and If Germany won they would not get Repaid Officially, U.S. enters to protect shipping And in response to telegram Unofficially…Loans, corporate profits and Common culture with the British influenced our entry

12. World War I Ends Germans, starving from the British blockade, overthrow the Kaiser and ask for peace. Following the abdication of the Kaiser, Germany organized a Republic that signed the Armistice on November 11, 1918. Germans ask for U.S. president Woodrow Wilson’s help to negotiate a fair peace

13. Cost of the war 15 million people were killed. –About 1/3 of the soldiers that fought in the war were wounded. The economic cost was severe. –The European economy was left in shambles and the U.S. emerged as the dominant world economic power. –Signaled the end of European dominance of the world