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World War I (CAUSES (ARMS RACE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY (In the…
World War I
CAUSES
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NATIONALIST SENTIMENTS
Many European countries had been fostering nationalism within for the years before WWI. This contributed to the tension between nations.
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U.S CAUSES
SINKING OF LUSITANIA
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On May 7, 1915, less than a year after WWI started, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England containing American passengers.
ZIMMERMAN NOTE
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The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. In the event that the United States entered World War I against Germany, Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. It was discovered by British Intelligence.
FOURTEEN POINTS
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The Fourteen Points were President Wilson's plane to establish peace and union in Europe and the world
ALLIANCES
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By 1914, the opposition of the two alliances and countries involved were clear.
TECHNOLOGY
GASSES
Gasses such as chlorine were used for the first time and were incredibly deadly as soldiers had no preparation for it
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