Imperialism

THE MAIN CAUSES OF WWI

MILITARISM

ALLIANCESIMPERIALISM

NATIONALISM

ASSASSINATION

ASSASSINATIONARCHDUKE FERDINAND

PRINCIP

BLACK HAND GANG

NO INDEPENDENCE HE’S OUT OF HERE!

WAR IS ONAUSTRIA HUNGRY DECLARES WAR ON SERBIA

SERBIA ASKS RUSSIA FOR SUPPORTRUSSIA PREPARES FOR WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA-HUNGRY

GERMANY AUSTRIA-HUNGARY DECLARED WAR ON RUSSIA

GERMANY INVADES BELGIUM, BRITAIN ENTERS WAR AGAINST GERMANY

SCHLIEFFEN PLAN

GERMANY GOES THROUGH BELGIUM-GR. BRITAIN DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY

TRENCH WARFARE• STALEMATE • They go to Trenches• FLU• WEAPONS • GAS • TANKS & AIRPLANES END

TRENCH WARFARE

SINKING OF THE LUSITANIAAMERICANS CALL FOR WAR

PRESIDENT WILSON HOLDS OUT FOR A LASTING PEACE IN EUROPE

BRITISH BLOCKADE

GERMANY U-BOATS WILL DESTROY ALL ENEMY SHIPS UNRESTRICTED WARFARE

NEUTRALITY

CENTRAL POWERS ALLIES

NEUTRALITY

ISOLATIONISM

SUBMARINE WARFARE

VIOLATES LAWS OF NEUTRALITY

PRES. WILSON

SUSSEX PLEDGE

GERMANY PROMISES TO STOP UNRESTRICTED WARFARE WITHOUT A WARNING & SAVING LIVES

ZIMMERMAN NOTE

WE WILL IGNORE THAT

AMERICA CALLS FOR

WAR AGAINST GERMANY

CZAR NICHOLAS IIABDICATES THE

THRONE

USSR SIGNS PEACE TREATY WITH GERMANY

RUSSIA IS OUT OF WAR

GERMANY AT IT AGAIN – SINKS AMERICAN SHIPSAMERICA DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY

TREATY OF BRET-LITOVSK

AMERICA PREPARES FOR WAR• SELECTIVE SERVICE • AEF• GENERAL PERSHING• CONVOY SYSTEM• AMERICANS JOIN THE

TRENCHES• ALLIES HALT GERMANS • SAVE PARIS• GERMANS RIOT – FOOD• AUSTRIA-HUNGARY -

REVOLUTION

AT END OF WAR, U.S. TAKES ON POLICY OF ISOLATIONISM