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ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF WORLD WAR 1

KILLED BY A SERB

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NEUTRAL: NOT TAKING SIDES

THE WAR STARTS IN 1914 BUT THE U.S. DOES NOT GET INVOLVED UNTIL 1917

WOODROW WILSON PROMISED TO KEEP U.S. OUT OF WAR

U.S. HELPED ALLIES WITH SUPPLIES

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BLOCKADE: PREVENTS PEOPLE AND THINGS FROM CROSSING A CERTAIN LINE/AREA

BRITAIN PLACED A BLOCKADE AROUND GERMANY & AUSTRIA HUNGARY

TRIED TO STARVE THEM INTO SUBMISSION

TURNED THE CONFLICT INTO A TOTAL WAR

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GERMANY SENT SUBMARINES TO SEARCH & DESTROY BRITISH SHIPS

UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE

SHOOT EVERYTHING ON SITE

KILL/SHOOT EVERYTHING IN THE WATER

GERMANS NEEDED SUPPLIES

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BRITISH PASSENGER SHIP SUNK BY GERMANY

KILLED 128 AMERICANS

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SECRET MESSAGE FROM GERMANY TO MEXICO

OFFERED U.S. TERRITORIES TO MEXICO IF THEY FOUGHT THE U.S.

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WOODROW WILSON ISSUED DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST GERMANY

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USED TO ENLARGE THE U.S. ARMY

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS MEN REGISTERED FOR THE DRAFT

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PAID FOR BY HIGHER TAXES AND WAR BONDS

WERE USED TO HELP FINANCE THE WAR

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TOOK JOBS IN FACTORIES WHILE MEN WERE AWAY

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YOU WEREN’T ALLOWED TO TALK BADLY ABOUT THE WAR EFFORT OR PRESIDENT

CIVIL LIBERTIES WERE SUSPENDED DURING WAR

SUSPENDED FREEDOM OF SPEECH (1ST AMENDMENT)

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Posters that motivate a person to take a certain action

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Turning point in the war for the Allies

AEF beat the German forces and pushed back the German front

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Used to spy on the enemy

Drop bombs

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A way to kill enemies without close contact

Gas Masks = Protection

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Machine Guns

Trenches

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Neither side of the war is winning

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Made frontal assaults difficult resulting in LONG PERIODS of stalemate

Issues with Trenches:

Trench Foot (infection caused by a wet, dirty environment)
Made frontal assaults difficult resulting in LONG PERIODS of stalemate

Issues with Trenches:

Trench Foot (infection caused by a wet, dirty environment)

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Introduced to overcome trench defenses and END stalemate

Before tanks, no one could cross enemy lines due to trenches!

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Transforming inexperienced troops into effective military force known as the American Expeditionary Forces or AEF

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Allowed the Allies to launch a major counterattack on Central forces in Europe

Led by John J Pershing

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Received the Congressional Medal of Honor

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WEAKENED GERMANY

GIVE UP LAND/MILITARY

HAD TO PAY REPARATIONS (FINES)

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WOODROW WILSON’S SPEECH

14 WAYS THE WORLD CAN MAINTAIN WORLD PEACE AFTER THE WAR

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PROMOTED WORLD PEACE

RESOLVED INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS

EVERY COUNTRY JOINED EXCEPT U.S. & RUSSIA

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STRONG SUPPORTER OF IMPERIALISM (EXPANSION OF POWER)

AGAINST THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS – THOUGHT WE WOULD LOSE FREEDOM

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THE GAINS OF WW1 CAME AT A TERRIBLE COST

AMERICANS WANTED TO AVOID EUROPEAN CONFLICTS

TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TO DOMESTIC ISSUES