Chapter 19 Section 1

June 28, 1914- Archduke Francis Ferdinand- visited Sarajevo, Bosnia- part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Chapter 19 Section 1 continued• Gavrilo Princip- Bosnia part of Serbia• Assassinated Ferdinand• Start of The Great War- WWI- The War To End All Wars• Causes of WWI• Imperialism, militarism, nationalism, tangled system of alliances• European powers- colonization- Africa• Militarism- building up- nation’s armed forces-prepare for war• Nationalism- pride in one’s country• Mobilization- readying of troops for war• Germany and Austria-Hungary- linked by a treaty

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• August 1, 1914- Germany declared war on Russia• Germany- first strike strategy- Schlieffen Plan-

sweep through France- defeat the French- turn east and defeat Russia

• Central Powers- Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary

• Allies- France, Serbia, Russia, and Great Britain• By 1915- Italy joined the Allies• Stalemate- situation- neither side- advantage

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• Americans oppose the Central Powers• Kaiser Wilhelm II- Kaiser of Germany- US did

not trust him• Propaganda- information intended to sway

public opinion