1914-1918

Alliances-Pacts or treaties that promise financial or

military support between nations.What sparked WWI?The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

British EmpireFrance RussiaSerbiaBelgiumUnited States (not

until 1917)

German EmpireAustro-Hungarian

EmpireBulgariaOttoman Empire

Central Powers

Neutral-Not choosing sides in a dispute or war.Why was the U.S. unable to remain neutral in WWI?Economic and political ties to Great Britain.

What happened to the Lusitania?It was sunk by a German U-boat.Why was this a big deal?The Lusitania carried 139 U.S. passenger’s.

NOTICE!TRAVELLERS intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial German Government, vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or any of her allies, are liable to destruction in those waters and that travellers sailing in the war zone on the ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their own risk.IMPERIAL GERMAN EMBASSYWashington, D.C. 22nd April 1915

What is the Zimmerman Telegram?A message, supposedly, sent to Mexico from

Germany asking Mexico to join the Central Powers.

AirplanesTrench warfarePoison gasTanks

Armistice-An agreement to stop fighting. This does not

officially end a war, but allows time to discuss a peace treaty.

Treaty- an official end to a war.

Reparations-Financial penalties that must be paid by a

defeated nation to a victorious one.Fourteen points-A peace plan calling for the formation of the

League of Nations, a peace keeping organization.

Did the U.S. join the League of Nations?No, the U.S. senate did not pass the Treaty of

Versailles.

Isolationism-A belief that a nation should steer clear of

overseas political and military involvement– and especially stay out of wars.

After WWI the U.S. accepts this policy.

Would this be the War to end all

Wars?