World+War+I


__1900-1920's- World War I and the American Involvement__ by: Jim Delury and Cody Porter

America joins World War I in 1917 but stays out of it at the start of 1914 so it could remain out of European affairs.

__**Pre-war situations**__ Before it starts, around the late 1800's, secret alliances were being made in Europe. Austria- Hungary, Germany and Italy called themselves the Triple alliance (central powers). Britain, France, and Russia called themselves the Triple Entente or Allied Powers. People feared because of these secret alliances, a huge war would start. Sadly, the prediction came true. Months before WWI starts, Austro- Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand visits Bosnia due to conflict by Serb nationalists. While he is there, he gets shot by Gavrilo Princip. (He belonged to a group called "The Black Hand") by Serb nationalists and Ferdinand dies along with his wife Sophie on June 28th, 1914. Shortly after the assassination Austro- Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph gives Serbia an Ultimatum with hard demands for Serbia. Serbia rejects terms and with support from Germany, On July 28th 1914, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. In response, Germany along with a few other nations sides with Austria- Hungary and Russia, France, Britain and others side with Serbia starting World War I. __**World War I- affection of Europe the effects on the U.S.**__ Many events were happening in Europe, during the years before 1917, when the U.S. enters. The German U-Boats were using unrestricted Submarine Warfare. This eventually leads to the sinking of the Lusitania where more than 100 Americans lost their lives. Then there was a revolution happening in Russia where Czar Nicholas II was ousted and Lenin's communist government came to power causing Russia to withdraw from the war. America however, finally declared war on Germany on April 6th, 1917 due to the continuation of the Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. When the U.S. got involved, items like guns, steel even lumber increased their production to help make weaponry for the U.S. Because of this, the U.S. helped the Allies finally win the war on 11/11/1918 when the armistice was signed. The first thing the Allies did was sign a treaty and basiclly blamed World War I all on Germany. Germany was to pay war preparations, lose land, and much more. Austria- Hungary meanwhile was to split into separate nations including a separate Austria and a separate Hungary. This was a huge victory for the Allies to win the war. However, since the Allies blamed a majority of this conflict on Germany, there would be foreshadowing. The German people felt that they had been treated like dirt because of this and paved the way of leadership for Hitler which would be the cause of a nastier and more deadly war.....WORLD WAR II. In the mean time, the U.S. was given a key victory and got to become a world power. However, a lot has happened in the U.S. Women's rights movement grew, diplomatic policies were in effect and industry production boomed. The way the Economy boomed would be the reason why U.S. civillians were so rich in the 1920's. Even during World War I, our economy expanded and was living the high life due to how fast production was going. When the war ended, the economy got slow which paved the way for the GREAT DEPRESSION. media type="youtube" key="-6LniWQBopk" width="425" height="350" media type="youtube" key="tleoyKwwtK0" width="425" height="350" audio files : [|General Pershing adressing the U.S about the american troops sacrifice on the frontlines] [|James W. Gerard (U.S. senator) talking about the war]
 * __Treaty of Versailles punishments, consequences and foreshadowing__**
 * __How World War I affected the U.S. and how the U.S. got stronger__**
 * < __triple entente(allies)__ ||> __triple alliance (central)__ ||
 * < France ||> Germany ||
 * < Russia ||> Austria-Hungry ||
 * < Great Britain ||> Italy ||
 * < United States (late in war) ||>  ||

More Info : [|this is a time line of World War I form 1914-1918]

This site will give you an in site on what and why world war I took place: [|world war one video]

[|this site will explain the highlights of The Great War]

Summary: World War I was known for many things, it was supposed to be "The war that ended all wars". During the war over 60 million soldiers were gathered and there were about 40 million casualties (citizens and military). It also introduced gas warfare and trench warfare which and brought in a new type of warfare considered modern warfare. Many new inventions were created during the war like the tank, the machine gun, and gas just to name a few. It has been 80 years since the First Great War, but the devastation will never be forgotten.

Sources:
 * http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/timeline_of_world_war_one.htm
 * http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
 * http://www.history.com/video.do?name=americanhistory&bcpid=1681694255&bclid=1716500545
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 * http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/april6th.html
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 * http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm
 * http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/ralimage/map34wwi.jpg
 * http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/duke.htm
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxkMMDwetEw&feature=related
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6LniWQBopk
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