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WW1 (Technology Advancements (Often, now people were using inventions that…
WW1
Technology Advancements
Often, now people were using inventions that already existed and putting them to use for the war, this included war planes
Chemical Advancements > people used gasses like chorine gas, which would fill your lungs with liquid and drown you inside out. Without protection, this was lethal
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Machine Guns were created, making it more efficient to fire at people, in addition submarines were crucial for fighting in the sea
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Underlying Causes of WW1
Zimmerman note
A telegram was intercepted, that promised U.S. territory if Mexico joined the war. the U.S. saw this as insulted and it pushed them further into the war
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Ship Sinking
Germany sunk a ship called Lusitania with U.S. citizens aboard. They also didn’t comply to the unspoken rule to declare fire on another ship before actually doing so. This violated the terms of American nuetrality and pushed them father
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Fear of not being as strong as other nations pushed powers to invent new weapons that the world had never seen
Anti-German Propaganda
Local governments prevented orchestras from playing classic works by Beethoven and other german artists.
14 states banned the teaching of German language in public schools and teachers who did teach the language were seen as traitors to the nation.
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promoted the war domestically through use of advertisements, newspapers, films, novels, and other media.
Arms Race --> Germany wanted the strongest naval force, and Britain wanted to be just as strong
Assignation of Arch Duke of Austria Hungary by a Serbian nationalist. This lead to Austria-Hungary to declaring war against Serbia, and Germany backing them up
Countries in WW1
Austria-Hungary
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Had a smaller military, and majority of citizens did not want to participate
Japan
Increase in dominance, they hoped to gain more land
Japan had a strong military force, including planes which were extremely dangerous
France
June 28, 1914 France declared war on germany
Battle of Somme resulted in 620,000 Britain deaths and 500,00 German deaths
Great Britain
Britain had good relations with india, but conflict between other European countries interested Britain because of world power
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Alliances
The Triple Alliance
Russia, Great Britain, and France
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Allied Powers
Russia, France, Britain, USA(1917), Japan
The Triple Entente
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Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Divided europe powers were creating stronger military forces and an arms race that created the most dangerous weapons to stay the strongest and secure. This created a strain on both countries, waiting to see who would make the first move.
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Wilson's Fourteen Points
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There should be no secrets between nations, with free roam across the seas
U.S. Entering WW!
Zimmerman Note intercepted, Germany promising mexico california if they entered the war against the U.S.
Sinking of the Lusitania, with U.S. citizens aboard, violating U.S. terms of neutrality
