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WWI flowchart project (Causes of WWI (Long term causes: There were four M…

- - - - Imperialism is the extending of a countries power. The countries involved was France, Britain, Germany, and Russia. The reason this is a cause is because this created conflict for more land.
    - - Alliances is the when two or more counties agree to help each other. The countries involved was Austria- Hungary, Italy, Turkey, Russia, France, and Great Britain. The reason this is a cause is because if a two countries are fighting then those countries will call their allies to help
        
        The Spark: The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
        
        Franz Ferdinand traveled through Sarajevo to check on the armed forces in Bosnia where he and his wife was assassinated. After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary was quick to blame the Serbian government which lead to war with Serbia
        
        Gavrilo Princip was the person who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He played a major role in the start of WWI
    - - Militarism is when a country wants a stronger military. The main countries involved would be Britain and Germany. The reason this is a cause is because of the rivalry between the European counties
    - - Nationalism is pride in ones country. The country involved would be Austria-Hungary. The reason this is a cause is because this creates people who think they have the better country
- - - - The fourteen points was the made by the U.S. The fourteen points is was created for negotiations. The most important point would point 1 because it prevents the Germany from keeping secrets
    - - Self-determination is when a country chooses their own government. This might prevent future wars because it will give the people a choice to pick their own government. The reason Europeans hated this is because countries would get into arguments.
        
        The league of nations is a group of countries that try to prevent future wars. this was created by Woodrow Wilson. The countries in this group were Great Britain, France, Japan, and Italy. The countries who were not in this group was the U.S., Russia, and Germany
        
        The treaty of Versailles involved mostly the U.S., Great Britain, France, and Italy. The country that was not involved and was heavily punished by the treaty was Germany. The short term effects that Germany had was that they had to admit their guilt. A long term effect of the treaty of Versailles is that they had to pay a lot of money causing Germany to go into a great depression
- - - - Trench warfare works when solders dig a trench to hide themselves from the other side and vice versa. No man's land is the land between two trench's. The challenges of a solder in the trenches would face would be disease, poison gas, and enemy fire. The western fronts was located between France and Belgium, this affects the way people fought because both sides needed to push back. A stalemate is when a battle cannot move forward
        
        The Schlieffen Plan was a plan to attack France while Russia was getting ready for WWI. This plan was a failure because Belgium fought back against the Germans slowing them down. The Battle of Somme was a battle to weaken German the armies. The Battle of Verdun was a battle where the Germans attacked the french for a piece of land called Verdun. the Germans were successful
        
        Triple Entente/Central Powers
        
        The countries that were in the triple entente or central powers was France, Russia, and Great Britain.
        
        The us enters the war
        
        There were multiple reasons for the U.S. to join the war like the sinking of the Lusitania, and the Zimmerman telegram. These events cause the U.S. to join the triple entente. This was a major turning point because the U.S was powerful
        
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        Triple Alliance/Allied Powers
        
        The countries that were in the triple alliance or
        the allied powers was Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.