World+War+I

toc Mike, Luke, Devin & Adis 1914-1918

 Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace. [|Ulysses S. Grant]





Explained:
June 28th, 1914 was a date that would change the world forever. This was the date that the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated in Bosnian city of Sarajevo. The man that killed him was a Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. Before the assassination the formation of the Triple Alliance which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Another group that formed was the Triple Entente. This group was formed by France, Great Britain, and Russia in 1907 as a reaction to the Triple Alliance being formed in 1882. A series of crises tested the alliances, especially in the Balkans between 1908 and 1913. These quarries caused the outbreak of war in the summer of 1914. The battles in the Balkans and the assassination of the Archduke were two of the main reasons for the outbreak.

One of the main reasons for the United States entering the war was the sinking of the Lusitania in May 7, 1915. On that day the British passenger boat the Lusitania which was carrying 1,100 civilians including 100 American passengers was sunk by a German submarine. The United States started by protesting unrestricted submarine warfare. This caused the Germans to suspend unrestricted warfare in September 1915 to avoid antagonizing the United States further. But only after the emperor expressed concern about the United States that the United States intervened.

Some of the main people in WWI would change the outcome of the war. One of these people was Gavrilo Princip. He was a Serbian nationalist who became a catalyst for World War I when he assassinated the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Another man that was very important was the leader of the Bolsheviks in the Revolution in Russia in 1917. He would lead the communists to victory in the Civil War and would rule until death in 1924. Another important person was Woodrow Wilson. He was the president of the United States during World War I. He was president for two terms from 1913-1919. He was against sending the United States into the war but ultimately did. The last person was John J. Pershing. He was a General in the Army during World War I. He led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe.



Important People:
**__Woodrow Wilson__**-(1856-1924) he was the president of the United States during World War I and he served two terms from 1913-1919. He was against sending the United States into the war but ultimately did. **__John J. Pershing__**-(1860-1948) He was a General in the Army during World War I, which was the highest rank in the US Army. He led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe. **__Gavrilo Princip__**-(1895-1918) He was a Serbian nationalist who became the catalyst for World War I when he assassinated Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. **__Joseph Glidden__**-(1813-1906) He was a farmer who patented barbed wire, which revolutionized World War I. **__Manfred von Richthofen__**-(1892-1918) He was a “Red Baron” who was credited to over 80 air victories. He was one of the key people in creating a new form of air attack called the Flying Circus. **__Wilfred Owen__**-(1893-1918) He was a World War I bet that turned to poetry after the war was over. In his poetry he expressed the horrors that he experienced on the battlefield. **__Kaiser Wilhelm II__**- He was the the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. **__Tsar Nicholas II__**- He failed to unite the bureaucracy and the people in single minded wartime effort. His dynasty the Romanovs came to an abrupt end when they were all killed during the Bolshevik revolution. **__Archduke Franz Ferdinand__**- He is the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne and was assassinated in Sarajevo, this started World War I. **__Vladamir Lenin__**- He led the Bolsheviks in the Revolution in Russia in 1917. He would lead the Communists to victory in the Civil War and would rule until his death in 1924.





Key Terms:
1. Triple Alliance - An alliance formed in 1882 between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Each nation relied on each other in case of war. A major cause for WWI was alliances like these. 2. Triple Entente - The other alliance created in 1907 between France, Great Britain, and Russia. France and Great Britain fought Germany on the western front while Russia fought them on the Eastern. 3. Propaganda - Propaganda is an idea enforced to direct people to a decision for a special event. Countries used propaganda to influence people to join the army, or take other roles like nurses. 4. Trench Warfare - Trench Warfare is a style of war in which both sides use dug-outs (trenches) in order to defend themselves. 5. "Stand To" - The term "Stand To" was used in WWI to warn troops to prepare themselves for battle. Every morning troops were required to "Stand To" before sunrise in case of battle for the day. 6. Schlieffen Plan - A plan for Germany that required 2 fronts of war, created by General Alfred von Schlieffen. The Eastern front was a battle against Russia and the Western front was a battle against France. 7. Lusitania - A passenger boat of Britain sunk by a German submarine. This event was a major reason for the US to participate in WWI, because the act of sinking this boat brought down US passengers also. 8. War of Attrition - War of attrition is when both sides fight to wear the other side down. When WWI set up trenches it became the war of attrition because one side tried togrey the otherslide to give in. 9. Armistice -The armistice was the end of the war on November 11, 1918, when Germany signed a truce or a agreement to end fighting. 10. Dud - A dud is a shell that on impact would fail to explode, or explode for no reason at allMostest likely because of the mass production of shells.

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For More Information...
[|Selected highlights] - this website lets you select specific highlights from World War 1, and then leads you to an article on that highlight. [|Top 5 causes of World War 1] - this website talks about the causes of World War 1. [|World War 1 Alliances] – this website talks about the alliances in world war 1. [|Archduke Franz Ferdinand] – this website talks about the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. [|The Schlieffen Plan] – this website talks about the German’s Schlieffen Plan. [|Battle of the Marne] – this website talks about the Battle of the Marne. [|Trench Warfare] – this website talks about trench warfare. [|Battle of Tannenberg] – this website talks about the battle of tannenberg. [|The Gallipoli Campaign] – this website talks about Allies’ Gallipoli Campaign. [|Lusitania] – this website talks about the ship, Lusitania.