Unit+IV+-+P4

=CAUSES OF WWI=

Background Causes:

 * 1) ==Imperialism - competition for new land and power led to conflict and dislike==
 * 2) ==Nationalism - pride in one's country leads to wanting to prove it is the best==
 * 3) ==Militarism - countries were building up their militaries and were ready to use them==
 * 4) ==Alliances - countries had set up plans to help each other out in case of war==

*For 3 years the United States tried to stay out of the war...but joined in 1917
= Overview of WWI =
 * ==started after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914==
 * ==Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire) vs. Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Japan)==
 * ==The U.S. joined the Allied Powers in 1917==
 * ==Trench warfare and new weapons (tanks, gas, etc) led to massive amounts of deaths==
 * ==WWI ended in 1919 when the Allied defeated the Central Powers==
 * ==there were 9 million deaths and 21 million wounded==
 * ==The Treaty of Versailles was signed to end the war and make the terms for peace==
 * ==The Treaty included new borders for countries in Europe and the Middle East==
 * ==Germany was punished, losing territory==
 * ==The end of WWI led to the rise of Hitler and the Nazis and the start of WWII==