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Rise of nationalism: Nationalism can bring the country closer together, as well as turn nations upon one another. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Italy, Russia, and France began to compete for materials, markets, territory due to the attempt of nationalism.

Imperialism and Militarism: Imperialism helped begin WWI, being that they aggressively competed for more land. Europe continuously intensified the rivalry by insisting on being great at everything including their army.

Militarism: The policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war

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Nations take Sides:

Central Powers: a group of nations fighting against allied powers.

Allies: states cooperating with one another for beneficial purposes

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Bismarck Forges Early Pacts: Bismark used impact to unify Germany, as he said that Germany was a "satisfied power". Although began to see France as the biggest threat.

Triple Alliance: Alliance of three countries untied as one

Shifting Alliances Threaten Peace: Germany's foreign policy changed immensely. Wilhelm was a strong willed man who appreciated the company of no one when it came to ruling. He was eager to show off what Germany had become that it brought negative attention. The incredible army that was created had others form alliances of their own, starting up the Triple Entente.

Kaiser Wilhelm II: Ruler of Germany, who wished to not share power with anyone
Triple Entente: The Triple Entente was the military alliance formed between Russia, Great Britain and France

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A Restless Region:  The ottoman and Balkan region had begun to decline, leading some to free themselves and start new nations. Nationalism was a big thing and had the nations eager for more land.

A Shot Rings Throughout Europe: During this time the royal couple Archduke Franz Ferdinand,and his wife, Sophie paid a visit, but were shot by a 19 year old member of the Black Hand. This was a secret group that was trying to take down the Austrian rule. This led to a punishment for the Siberians

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Western Front: deadlocked region in northern France

The Conflict Grinds Along:

Schliefen Plan:

War in the Trenches:

Trench Warfare:

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The Gallipoli Campaign: Most of the allies attacked the region in the Ottoman Empire called the Dardanelles. The allies believed if overcome the Dardanelles they could block off the sea straight to attack more of the enemies. This became an aggressive war on both sides, when the allies evacuated there were around 250,000 casualties.

Battles in Africa and Asia: In Asia and Africa Germany's possessions had been under assault. Japanese overran Germany's outposts and pacific island colonies, the English and French troops attacked the Four African possessions, only three were able to be seized.  Fighting troops as well as laborers came but died just as fast, others volunteered hoping the devotion would lead to independence.

America Joins the Fight: The wars now moved to high seas, Germany improved their submarines, making the warfare more intense than before. Their new unrestricted submarine policy had been attempted before but killed many.
American public was furious, therefore a protest from the president was sent out to no longer allow Germany to send out attacks on neutral ships, after two more attacks they agreed. Although Germans went back to their submarine a couple of years later for an advantage over their allies. American population had favored the allies, and had a bind with them. 1917, Congress declared war on Germany and the United States entered the war on the side of the Allies.
unrestricted submarine warfare: submarines would sink without warning

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Governments Wage Total War: The war governments took over telling factories what to produce and how much to produce.Every civilian that was capable of working was working in some form. Although soon supplies started running out making rationing come into play, not only did governments turn to this but suppressed antiwar activity. The news about the war was often censored, because they feared people would turn on them and the government.
total war: countries devoted all their resources to the war effort

rationing:  a system where people could buy only small amounts of those items that were also needed for the war effort.

propaganda: , one-sided information designed to persuade, to keep up morale

Women and the War: Due to the total war, women were looked at to help out. The jobs of the men became the women's jobs. Not only did they run the original jobs of the men but they helped with supplies for the war.

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Summarize the new weapons that developed during the course of WWI:

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Most  meeting’s major decisions were discussed by a group known as the Big Four. It included Woodrow Wilson of the United States, Georges Clemenceau of France, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, and Vittorio Orlando of Italy.
Woodrow Wilson: American statesman and 28th president

Georges Clemenceau: French politician who was Prime Minister of France during WWI

Wilson's Plan for Peace: In January 1918 Wilson had put together a list of peace proposals, known as the fourteen points. It was designed to create peace for a lifetime. The fourteenth point proposed a “general association of nations” that would protect the smaller and less powerful states.

Fourteen Points: List of peace proposals

self-determination:  people to decide for themselves under what government they wished to live

The Versailles Treaty: Britain and France showed little interest in wanting to be a part of the peace treaties, they wanted to strip Germany's power.

Treaty of Versailles:
League of Nations:

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The Creation of New Nations:

"A Peace Built on Quicksand"