p 372380 Objectives Identify the longterm causes and the immediate circumstances that led to World War I Describe the first two years of the war Summarize US public opinion about the war Explain why the United States entered the ID: 368344
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World War I Begins
p. 372-380Slide2
Objectives
Identify the long-term causes and the immediate circumstances that led to World War I
Describe the first two years of the war
Summarize U.S. public opinion about the war
Explain why the United States entered the
warSlide3
Causes of World War I
NationalismSlide4
Causes of World War I
ImperialismSlide5
Causes of World War I
Militarism
Alliance SystemSlide6
An Assassination Leads to War
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
July 28 – Austria-Hungary declares on Serbia
Aug 1 – Germany declares on Russia*
Aug 3 – Germany declares on France
Britain declares on GermanySlide7
The Fighting Starts
Schlieffen PlanSlide8
The Fighting StartsSlide9
Americans Question Neutrality
Divided LoyaltiesSlide10
Americans Question Neutrality
Divided Loyalties
(cont.)Slide11
The War Hits Home
The British Blockade
German U-Boat ResponseSlide12
The War Hits Home
German U-Boat Response
(cont.)Slide13
The United States Declares War
German ProvocationSlide14
What caused WWI?
What alliances divided Europe?What diplomatic crises sparked the war?
What was Germany’s Schlieffen Plan?
What characteristics describe trench warfare during WWI?
What motivated those who opposed the war?
What factors increased American sympathy for the allies?
What did the Zimmerman note reveal about
German plans?