The Road to War
Objective:
Causes of the War
________________________ – feeling that a specific nation,
language, or culture is superior to all others
________________________ – creating an empire by taking
over other nations (Britain, France, Germany, Italy, U.S.)
________________________ – aggressive military
preparedness; ex. European nations built larger militaries than
ever before
The Spark
Austria-Hungary heir, ___________________________, killed
by Serbian radicals  Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Russia was allies with Serbia  Germany allies with AustriaHungary  so…
________________________________________________
____________________________ – Austria-Hungary, Germany,
Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
________________________ – Britain, France, Italy, & Russia
War in Europe
________________________ – strategy of defending a position
by fighting from the protection of deep ditches (i.e. __________)
_________________ – machine guns, poison gas (mustard,
chlorine), tanks, airplanes, & submarines
U-boats or submarines (Germans)
America Enters the War
__________________________, a British passenger ship,
holding 128 Americans; Germans broke international law
The President, Woodrow Wilson, prolonged U.S. neutrality and
wanted world peace
________________________ – German foreign minister wrote a
confiscated note to Mexico which proposed an alliance between
the two against U.S.  outraged Americans
from isolationism to saving the day!
The Big 4 (leaders) were:
Vittorio Orlando – ______________
George Clemencea – ________________
David Lloyd George – ___________________
___________________ – U.S.
Summary: