WWI
Major Events and Leaders
Major Events of WWI
Assassination of
Austria’s Archduke
Ferdinand
Sinking of the Lusitania- German Submarines sink a cruise
ship with Americans on it; the US demands the Germans stop
unrestricted submarine warfare
Zimmerman
TelegramGermany
attempts to
gain the
support of
Mexico
against the
US because
they intend to
resume
unrestricted
Submarine
warfare
Major Events of WWI
United States enters war
Russia leaves the war- Lenin and the
Communists win the Russian
Revolution and get out of WWI
Major Leaders of WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Woodrow Wilson
Outcomes and global effects
Colonies’ participation in the war, which increased demands for
independence
End of the Russian Imperial, Ottoman, German, and Austro-Hungarian
empires
Enormous cost of the war in lives, property, and social disruption
Treaty of Versailles
Forced Germany to
accept guilt for war
and loss of territory
and pay reparations
Limited the German
military
League of Nations
International cooperative
organization
Established to prevent future
wars
United States not a member
Failure of League because it did
not have power to enforce its
decisions
The mandate system
The system was created to administer the colonies of defeated powers
on a temporary basis.
France and Great Britain became mandatory powers in the Middle
East.
French Mandates in the
Middle East
Syria
Lebanon
British Mandates in the
Middle East
Jordan
Palestine (part became
independent as the State
of Israel)