Transcript WW1 Causes to Americas Role

WW1
From the beginning Causes
to Americas Role as a
Neutral Country
Cause of WW1
 Militarism –Large development of armed
forces to use in diplomacy
 Alliance System– All the European countries
had “contracts” with each other to either
protect or get protected by invading force.
 Assassination– Heir to Austrian throne–
Archduke Franz Ferdinand killed by Serbian
nationalist
Alliances
Triple Entente (Allies)—France, Great
Britain, and Russia
 Central Powers– Germany, AustriaHungary, and The Ottoman Empire
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The shot heard round the WorldThe Assassination
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After Ferdinand was killed Serbia asked for
protection from Russia, then Austria-Hungary
declares war on Russia, then through all the
treaties all of Europe's major powers are at War.
New WW1 Invention—
Technology
Machine Guns, Airplanes, Poison Gas,
Tanks, U-Boats, and Zeppelins.
Machine Guns
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Firepower increased to
600 rounds per minute.
Huge difference between
charging with a bayonet
attached on rifle and
machine guns.
Airplanes
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Able to carry bombs
and “Dogfight” in the
air.
Poison Gas
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First used in WW1
Sickened, Suffocated,
Burned, Blinded, and
sometimes Killed.
Tanks
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Help protect
advancing armies.
Able to mow down
barbed wire and
Soldiers.
Americas Roles in the Beginning
of World War One
The United States Wanted to Stay
Neutral but…
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1914– Americans did not want to join the
War because the War did not threaten
American Life or American property.
Followed the War Closely…
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Many Americans were still closely tied to
Europe, because of immigration, and they
worried about their Homeland.
And picked Favorites
Started leaning towards the Triple Entente
 Common Ancestry with Britain
 Hate for Germans attacking civilians,
villages, cathedrals, libraries, and hospitals
(both sides did this—propaganda)
Biggest Reason the U.S Supported
The Triple Entente…
Strong Economic Ties helped
America pick sides.
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Britain, France, and Russia traded with the
U.S. more than the Central Powers
America started sending war supplies and
the Triple Entente could not get enough
Whoa!! Slow Down
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so much demand the U.S. labor force could
not keep up and huge labor shortage
throughout the U.S.