World War I
by Mr. Bruns
1. Wilson's plea to make the world "safe for democracy" wasn't just political poturing - Kaitlin3
2. 1917, US declares war on Germany, Dylan4
3. Dough Boys-people who fought that didn't know how to read/write or were slaves that didn't really know what they were signing up for- Ronda3
3.1. Ypres battle was the first one the germans used chemical warfare joe3
4. One of the effects of the war was a major social change in the U.S.- stein 4
5. Test
6. Over 40 million deaths-By Molly Ann 5th
6.1. 20 Million of those where military and civilain deaths-By Molly Ann 5th
7. Fought mostly in Europe-By Molly Ann 5th
8. The major cause was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.-stein 4
9. Germany declares war on Russia on August 1,1914 and France on August 3.-Dan Ohms 4th
10. Fighting begins on August 3, 1914 when Germany invaded Belgium-Dan Ohms 4th
10.1. instead of using 100 men companies in previouse wars, in ww1 they used squads of 10 or so men stephen 3rd
10.1.1. much of ww1 combat involved trench warfare stephen 3rd
11. Major countries of the world such as US, Britian, Japan, etc. were involved - Geoff Bryant 4
12. US originally planned isolationism during this war - Geoff Bryant 4
12.1. 1914 Americans saw no reason to join fight 3,000 miles away
13. As World War 1 intensified the United States was forced to abandon its neutrality.-carlykienast 5th
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14. by 1917, the British had learned how to drive large numbers of tanks through barbed wire defenses.-carlykienast-5th
15. 1914-1918-joe4
15.1. Treaty of Versailles
16. 1916 Election - Victoria Jensen 5
16.1. Wilson vs. Hughes -Victoria Jensen 5
16.2. Wilson Won - Victoria Jensen 5
17. The invention of the machine gun forced soldiers to fight from trenches-emily4
18. July 1, 1916 the first battle of the somme lasted till mid November beccap 5
18.1. the british suffered 60,000 casualties the first day of fighting beccap 5
19. Also known as the "War to End All Wars"-beccar5
20. At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, a cease fire came into effect.-beccar5
21. The German Army were the first to use Mustard gas in Sept. of 1917-emily4
22. Triple Entente-France, Britain, & Russia Leah Miller3
23. Triple Alliance- Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy Leah Miller3
24. Nationalism led to competitive and rivalries among nations kirsten3
24.1. Many feared Germany's growing power in Europe kirsten3
25. world war one was one of the most violent and d
26. 1915, German U-boats sink the Lusitania, and 1,198 people die, Dylan4
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27. Although the assasination of Franz Ferdinand was a main cause of the war, violence had been brewing between the Empires for many years -
28. 21 million people were wounded -Malissa4th
29. The Selective Service Act- Dana Kloewer 4
29.1. Required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. Dana Kloewer 4
29.2. 24 million men had registered and almost 3 million were called up. Dana Kloewer 4
30. On August 1st, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia - Danielle Hansen 4
31. On August 4th, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany - Danielle4
32. Also called thethe First World War, the Great War, and the War To End All Wars- Ronda3
33. Most of the fighting was carried out in trenches with a no-mans land between the 2 armies. in the no-mans land men were mowed down by machine guns and poison gas.- troy oz 4
33.1. 3 types of trenches: front line, support, reserve Jenny5
34. First started using chemical weapons...mustard gas - Josh Weisenborn 5
34.1. Jeannette Rankin...only member of house to vote against entering WW1 andWW2 - Josh Weisenborn 5
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