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    World War I began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. It started as a conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary but grew to engulf nearly all of Europe. By 1915, the fighting had descended into trench warfare along the Western Front as the Allied and Central Powers fortified their positions with elaborate trench systems. New weapons like machine guns, tanks, airplanes, and chemical weapons caused massive casualties but neither side could gain an advantage. The war also led to fighting on the Eastern Front between Germany and Russia. The United States entered the war in 1917 after German submarine attacks and the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram, which tipped the manpower and resources in favor of the Allies. In 1918, with the Central Powers exhausted and

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    World War I began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. It started as a conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary but grew to engulf nearly all of Europe. By 1915, the fighting had descended into trench warfare along the Western Front as the Allied and Central Powers fortified their positions with elaborate trench systems. New weapons like machine guns, tanks, airplanes, and chemical weapons caused massive casualties but neither side could gain an advantage. The war also led to fighting on the Eastern Front between Germany and Russia. The United States entered the war in 1917 after German submarine attacks and the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram, which tipped the manpower and resources in favor of the Allies. In 1918, with the Central Powers exhausted and

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    World War I began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. It started as a conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary but grew to engulf nearly all of Europe. By 1915, the fighting had descended into trench warfare along the Western Front as the Allied and Central Powers fortified their positions with elaborate trench systems. New weapons like machine guns, tanks, airplanes, and chemical weapons caused massive casualties but neither side could gain an advantage. The war also led to fighting on the Eastern Front between Germany and Russia. The United States entered the war in 1917 after German submarine attacks and the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram, which tipped the manpower and resources in favor of the Allies. In 1918, with the Central Powers exhausted and

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    World War I began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. It started as a conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary but grew to engulf nearly all of Europe. By 1915, the fighting had descended into trench warfare along the Western Front as the Allied and Central Powers fortified their positions with elaborate trench systems. New weapons like machine guns, tanks, airplanes, and chemical weapons caused massive casualties but neither side could gain an advantage. The war also led to fighting on the Eastern Front between Germany and Russia. The United States entered the war in 1917 after German submarine attacks and the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram, which tipped the manpower and resources in favor of the Allies. In 1918, with the Central Powers exhausted and

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    Name

    ______________________________

    Date ___________________ Pd

    ________

    Fighting World War I


    I. Fighting World War I (1914-1918)
    A. Causes of World War
    1. From 1870 to 1914, the growth of _____________________, alliances, imperialism, &
    ______________________ increased tensions increased among European nations
    2. Nationalism among _______________ in the ___________________________ led to the
    assassination of Archduke ________________________________ in 1914
    3. The conflict between Serbia & Austria-Hungary triggered __________________________ and
    started World War I
    B. The Outbreak of War in 1914
    1. When the war began in August 1914, Europeans were __________________________________
    about fighting
    2. Most people anticipated that the war would be over by ___________________________
    1914.they were wrong
    C. The Schlieffen Plan
    1. When the war began, Germanys biggest problem was the potential of fighting on
    __________________________
    2. Germanys solution was the ___________________________________________________ which
    involved quickly defeating ______________________ in the Westthen sending troops to the
    East before ____________________ was fully mobilized for war
    3. The Schlieffen Plan seemed to be working when the
    ___________________________________________ marched through Belgium & France, within miles
    of Paris
    4. But, English & French troops saved _________________ at the Battle of the
    ____________________Meanwhile, Russia mobilized _____________________ than expected, so
    Germany had to divert troops from France
    D. Because the Schlieffen Plan ___________________________, the Central Powers were forced to
    fight a two-front war
    1. The fighting between Germany & France was known as the
    _____________________________________________
    2. The fighting between Germany & Russia was known as the
    _____________________________________________
    E. Trench Warfare & New Weapons
    1. By 1915, the war settled into a ___________________________ as each side fortified their
    positions with trenches
    2. New weapons were invented to try to gain an advantage & win the war
    a.
    ________________________
    b. Long-range
    _______________

    d. _______________________
    & zeppelins
    e. _______________________
    & grenade launchers

    f.
    ________________________
    _
    g.
    ________________________

    c.
    ________________________

    3. New weapons killed soldiers more effectively; During World War I, _______ million soldier
    died & _______ million were wounded
    F. Fighting in the Western and Eastern Fronts
    1. Fighting on the Western Front slowed to a stalemate as neither side could gain an
    advantage
    a. During the 10 month Battle of _____________ in 1916, ___________________ soldiers were
    killed or wounded
    b. Another 1 million soldiers were killed or wounded at the Battle of _______________________
    c. Despite the deaths, neither the Allies or Central Powers gained an _____________________
    after these battles
    2. On the Eastern Front, the _____________ army was __________________ to hold on against the
    German military
    a. Russia was not as ____________________________________ as the rest of Europe & failed to
    produce enough ________________________ or food
    b. Millions of Russian soldiers & civilians ___________________ during the war
    c. By 1917, Russia was on the brink of ___________________________
    3. The stalemate on the Western & Eastern Fronts turned World War I into a
    ________________________________ where each side tried to out-produce &
    __________________________ the enemy
    G. Nations committed to _________________________________ to win World War I
    1. _____________________________________ were converted to make war equipment
    2. Industrial resources were _________________________ in order to prioritize military needs
    3. Governments used ________________________________ to draft civilians into the military
    4. ________________________________ was used to maintain civilian support for the war
    5. Overseas ____________________________________ were used to gain resources or additional
    soldiers
    H. German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
    1. To keep Germany from trading with other nations, Britain used its navy to
    __________________________ Europe
    2. Germany responded by using
    _____________________________________________________________________ to attack the British
    navy & any _______________________________________ supplying the Allies
    3. German u-boat attacks played a role in bringing the _________________ into World War I
    II. The United States and the End of the War (1917-1918)
    A. The United States
    1. When World War I began in 1914, the United States remained ___________________________
    But, the USA was pulled into the war by 1917
    2. As a neutral nation, the USA was _______________________ with the Allies during the war
    3. Germanys policy of unrestricted submarine warfare led to _________________________ on U.S.
    merchant ships & British passenger ships
    a. President Woodrow Wilson demanded _______________________________________ but
    Germany refused

    b. Americans were outraged in May 1915 when a German ___________ sank the British ship
    _________________ killing 1,200 people including 128 Americans
    4. Americas anger with Germany increased in 1917 after the discovery of the
    ________________________ Telegram
    a. Germany knew that u-boat attacks would eventually bring the USA
    ___________________________
    b. Germany proposed that ___________________ attack the USA in exchange for the return of
    ______________, New Mexico, Arizona
    c. Americans were _____________________
    5. On April 2, 1917, the United States ______________________________________ on Germany &
    entered the war
    B. The End of the War in 1918
    1. The arrival of millions of American soldiers in 1918 gave a ____________________ the Allies
    2. But in November 1917, _______________________ signed a peace & ___________________ the
    war
    3. By 1918, the Central Powers were running out of ______________________ & tried a massive
    attack into France But, the Allies _____________________ the attack & pushed back
    4. Bulgaria, _____________________________, & Austria-Hungary _________________________ in
    October 1918
    5. On November 11, 1918 _________________________ agreed to an ____________________________
    (ceasefire) & World War I finally came to an end

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