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World war 1 picture book

On June 28 ,1914 the Archduke Frances Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.

The assassination of Archduke Frances Ferdinand

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

     

Austria–Hungary declares war on Russia Because the Archduke was assassinated.

The soldiers used new methods of warfare such as trenches and air attacks.

Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia

America would try not to take sides in the war but many Americans disliked the German government because it was not a democracy.

America stays neutral

Germany attacked any American or allied ships with u-boats or submarines they could find.

U-boat

On April 2 president Wilson spoke to congress about joining the war and that America must help “free the seas''. Congress declared war.

The United States declares war

President Wilson

A law was passed that required that all men 21 to 30 must sign up for a draft ordering them to serve in the armed forces.

Drafting

The government had to pay for the war so they set up a system to pay for the war called war bonds or Liberty Bonds.

Paying for the war

Germany began a series of attacks across Europe, at first the attacks were successful, but as the army got weaker the attacks started failing until Germany surrendered.

Victory!

President Wilson had an idea called the Fourteen Points to make the world a better place after the war.

Fourteen Points

The League of Nations helped keep peace and was founded just after the war.

The League of nations

The Treaty of Versaille punished the Germans for starting the war. The Treaty made the Germans…

1)Pay $33 billion to the allies for damages 2)Reduce the size of its military 3) Lose all of its colonies.

The treaty of Versaille

http://www.ultimatebiblereferencelibrary.com/NationwillriseagainstNation.html Archduke Franz Ferdinand March 28, 2011         http://collectinghistory.net/ Postcard of a German U-boat sinking a British commercial steamer - World War 1 March 29, 2011     http://www.suite101.com/view_image_articles.cfm/387140 President Wilson March 29, 2011   http://www.mikalac.com/ww2/ch/17.html#top March 29, 2011     http://www.germany.world-guides.com/ March 29, 2011   http://www.nebraskahistory.org/exhibits/boy_scouts/service_sacrifice.htm March 29, 2011 Boy scouts war bonds poster   http://www.hist.umn.edu/~sargent/1308/out%20week%207_04.htm April 1, 2011   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles April 3, 2011   http://historyknowledge.com/p4/index.php?title=Wilson's_Fourteen_Points April 3, 2011   http://teacherweb.ftl.pinecrest.edu/SNYDERD/MWH/Projects/lon/History.htm April 3, 2011

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