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Major Causes of WWI? Militarism: emphasis on military power Alliances: made for political, economic, & military reasons Nationalism: pride for one's country Imperialism: competition over trade and territory Assassination: Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated
How was WWI a global conflict? US got involved b/c of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. Ottoman Empire and Japan also got involved. Major European Imperialist powers drag their colonies into the fighting (Africa & Asia).
How did total war affect ordinary civilians? Wartime govt. told factories what to produce and how much. Unemployment pretty much disappeared(women work on front lines as nurses). Rationing. Propaganda.
How did machine guns impact the war? War is more destructive. War is no longer fought in close proximity to one another.
How did trench warfare impact the war? Slow paced war. Traded many lives for small land gains.
How did the Russian Revolution impact the war? WWI is one cause of it. Civil unrest due to high death toll. Influenced Russia to leave the war.
How did American participation impact the war? Started because of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. Helped the Allies win. Got Japan into the war.
What did England want at the end of the war? Reparations. Want Germany to pay, but don't want the benefit of military or land.
What did France want at the end of the war? Germany’s demilitarization and loss of land. They were near Germany, so they were afraid of invasions. They wanted land bc they were near Germany.
What did Italy want at the end of the war? They wanted Austrian lands that they were promised by GB in the Triple Alliance.
What did the US want at the end of the war? Lasting peace without victory. Not involved with European conflicts anymore.
What did Germany want at the end of the war? They did not want to be punished too harshly.
What did Poland want at the end of the war? To be a country; wanted Germany and Russian land to gain independence.
Which empires collapsed? Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Russia (sort-of)
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