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(the legacy of the war, War Affects The World, War Afftects The World, War…

- - - - The British intercepted this telegram from the German Foreign Minister: Arthur Zimmerman
      - The Germans offered aid to Mexico reclaim the southwest from the U.S.
      - How did the Zimmerman Note draw America to War
        
        It threatened out land with Germany's note for Mexico angering the U.S. and prompting us to go to war
      - Zimmerman Note
  - - - Why did the Allies want to establish a supply line a Russia
        
        To get more supplies over to Russia
- - - - A promising strategy for the Allies seemed to be to attack a region in the Ottoman Empire known as the Dardanelles.
        
        It turned into a bloody stalemate and the Allies gave up on there campaign.
  - - - That was the last straw and the Untied States went to war joining the allies
- - - - World War 1 became a total war, which meant that their countries put all of their resources into the war.
        
        Britain, Russia, Germany, France + Austria had their entire government dedicated on this idea to try and win the war.
        
        During this time the government had told their factories wha to produce and how much of it.
        
        Numerous facilities were converted to munitions factories, Nearly every able-bodied civilians were put to work. Unemployment in many European countries all but disappeared.
        
        How did Total War lead to rationing?
        
        Many goods were put were short in supply so the government turned into rationing; because of this small amounts of those items could be boughten from citizens because they were needed for the war.
        
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  - - - Women's Jobs:
        
        Offices
        
        Shops
        
        Built Tanks + Munitions
        
        Plowed Fields + Paves Streets + Ran Hospitals
        
        Kept Troops supplied with food + Clothing + Weapons
      - Women making weapons during World War 1
    - - Women also saw the horrors of war firsthand, working on or near the front lines as nurses and relief workers.
- - - - Russia suffered: food shortages, fuel shortages, and many troops were lost
        
        This effect forced Czar Nicholas to step down from power. However the new government insisted on continuing to fight.
        
        By continuing fight more and more Russian soldiers were wounded, taken prisoner, and dying. This made Russians very weary and even refused to fight for much longer.
        
        With the governments view on fight, a revolution broke out. Giving way to Leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin to gain power of Russia in 1917. He was very agains fighting and was persistent in ending Russia's involvement.
        
        Germany and Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, that ended the war between them in March 1918
        
        Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
        
        Revolution: The forceable overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system --> In this case Russia's People were tired of fighting and wanted change, they did this through a revolution
        
        Vladirmir Ilyich Lenin
        
        What effect did the Russian Revolution have on Russia’s role in World War I?
        
        Russia's Role in the war was to Distract the German troops from attacking France with all their forces at once. However when Russia pulled out of the war the Germans could then turn all their focus onto France
        
        The Germans had much success with the new mass of troops attacking France. They crushed everything in their path. Paris was almost in reach and they felt victory was a close reach away
        
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