History-World+War+I

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back story
in Europe there ere a lot of under the table treaties going on. It all started when the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. The assassination was carried out by the Serbian group, The Black Hand. After The assassination. Austria-Hungry forced an ultimatum on Serbia, hoping they would decline, so Austria-Hungry could wage a small and isolated war against Serbia.

the sides.
once all of Europe, and Japan had taken their side due to moral obligation, and treaties the war was as follows. Austria-hungry(7/28/1914) and Germany(8/1/1914) against Serbia (7/28/1914), Russia (who joined in about 6 weeks later), France (8/3/1914), Britain (8/4/1914), Japan (8/23/1914) Italy, (may of 1915) and eventually the USA. = = =__new technology__=

new weapons and technology included:
tanks, machine guns, planes, bolt action rifle, flame throwers, and anti-aircraft weapons

new methods of warfare were
chemical warfare, trench warfare, and aerial warfare.

= = =__American neutrality__= The War was being fought in Europe. While maintaining the neutral attitude, we were supplementing the war for the allies. Woodrow Wilson, the president at the time, was trying to keep the country out of the war. When news of trecnch-warfare reached the shores of the U.S., it only strenthened the countries need for neutrality. Wilson was very aware that the causes of war were rarely black and white and that the modern European scenario was a complicated one. For this reason, he maintained America’s neutrality, as he did not believe that any of America’s interests were threatened by a European war. Wilson had a very large percentage of American support. = = =__American Involvement__= before getting into the war, the US was not as neutral as we said we were. The banks were lending money, and as a country we were sending off supplies for the war to Britain. The straws that broke the camels back were the sinking of the Lusitania, and the Zimmerman Telegram. the Zimmerman Telegram was a Telegram telling Mexican leaders if they went to war along side Germany, Germany would help win back land form the U.S.. We fought along side the allies. After the war, Wilson released his 14point plan, and created, but never attended the League of nations. = = =__American mobilization__= The American Government mobilized millions of troops. After Germany posted a threat to American and we got involved in the war. = = =__techniques of propaganda__= The U.S. used posters more than any other method of broadcasting propaganda - in fact, the U.S. produced more propaganda posters than any other country fighting in World War II. While it did not have the impact of radio, posters urged support for the war, the boosting of production, and avoiding careless talk. They also recruited and argue for purchase of war bonds.

= = = = =__The experiences of African Americans and the Great Migration__= since all the working men were of fighting in the war, African Americans migrated to the North to replace them in the factories. African Americans were also threatened by the KKK, a group of individuals who attack or harm certain races or religious groups. They would be tarred and lynched in the towns. = = =__The experience of war for soldiers__= A traumatizing experience for all soldiers. Similar to the descriptions we saw in "All Quiet On The Western Front." Soldiers enter a phase that makes them act like animals. They don't know what they are doing. they would kill their own father. Due to the massive loss of men mentally and physically on and off of the battle field, the generation that fought in WWI is known as the lost generation. = = =__The impact of the war on women and other groups__= Like the African Americans, took over jobs left by the men fighting in the war. Also, worked as nurses and aided soldiers who were sick/injured (also like "All Quiet On The Western Front"). = = =__The problems of the Treaty of Versailles.__= Initially they refused to sign the treaty and opted to scuttle the fleet in protest. The economy was ruined as much of the produce and profit had to be sent to the allies as reparations payments. This meant that the German economy was unable to recover itself. The disarmament of the armed forces was viewed as an embarrassment and the Germans felt very insecure about their inability to defend themselves: it also meant a loss of status as military power means that a nation has political clout. The German people felt bitter that they were excluded from the league of nations and enforced to live by other peoples rules. = = =__Europe and the world before and after WWI__=

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