The War II WWI officially begins August 3
The War
II. WWI officially begins August 3 rd, 1914. A. Germany is the aggressor – Goal is to colonize parts of Europe – They tried elsewhere (globally) and failed
B. Germany’s strategy—the Schlieffen Plan – – Step #1 = Hold off Russia Step #2 = Quickly Defeat France • – This involved taking over Belgium too Step #3 = Focus all attention on Russia
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The Schlieffen Plan
C. Why didn’t the Plan work? – – Reason #1 = France was tougher to defeat than Germany thought. Reason #2 = Germany didn’t count on Britain or the U. S. getting involved.
III. Why did the British get involved? A. England had an alliance with Belgium – They honored their agreement B. England was afraid it would lose its status as THE GLOBAL SUPERPOWER if it didn’t get involved
German Atrocities in Belgium
Australian Poster
American Poster
Financing the War
Recruitment Posters
For Recruitment
New French Recruits
A Young Australian Recruit
Recruits of the Central Powers A German Soldier Says Farewell to His Mother Austro. Hungarians
A German Boy Pretends to Be a Soldier
V. Why did the U. S. get involved? 1. In 1915, Germany sunk the Lusitania – It was a passenger ship, not a warship – 1200 people died including over 100 Americans 2. In 1916, Germany fired upon the Sussex – another passenger ship. – Wilson demands that Germany not fire on any more passenger ships – Germany agrees (the Sussex Pledge) then breaks 3. Zimmerman Note 4. Russian Revolution— 1917—Democracy!
The Zimmerman Telegram
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