Download Slide one: (Background to why alliances were getting formed)

Slide one: (Background to why alliances were getting formed)
-Back in the _______ even, The German Empire became the ___________________ next to
Britain
-Germany didn’t like the fact that they were only the second and wanted to be the most
powerful country, _____________
-Britain was afraid of what Germany might do and that’s when __________ were made
Slide two: (What were the alliances?)
-The alliances were countries that _________ together against other countries.
-This system led to the ____________________________________________________
-during world war one, there were two alliance’s that fought against each other.
-They were called the “________________” which was
 Russia
 France
 ______
 And England
-And the “Central powers”, which were made out of
 __________________
 __________________
 And the Turkish Empire
-There were also _____ countries that did not go into war.
Slide three: (Who joined who, and when)
-France allied itself to Russia in _____, since both countries were concerned of Germanys
increasing power and influence in Europe.
-It was only till __________________________________ joined this alliance
-Germany and Austria-Hungry formed an alliance of their own in ______, in _____ Italy joined
this alliance, and they called themselves the “Triple alliance”
- Italy remained neutral, although it was nominally a German ally. The Italians
_____________________________________________________________________________
Slide four: (What was the point of the alliance systems)
-Central powers had _________________________________. This meant if any of the 3 got in a
war, even if they started it themselves, the other 2 ______________ to join in the war on their
side.
-Allied powers had a________________________. This meant if either were attacked; the other
was bound to join in the war on their side. However, if either France or Russia started a war
themselves by attacking another
country,_______________________________________________________.
Slide five (Allied powers understatement)
-Russia’s, Britain’s and France’s “Alliance” wasn’t even an actually “Alliance” It was just an
understatement they were all ___________
-And that none of them liked the Germans
Slide Six: (London Treaty)
-Under the Treaty of London (1839) Britain guaranteed Belgian neutrality.
-This meant that if another country invaded Belgium,
____________________________________________________________________
Slide Seven: (The USA joins)
-When the war first broke out in 1914 America tried to stay ___________________________
-Britain and France personally wanted to keep The States out of it, but Germany didn’t care
_______________________________________
-The US joins the war in ___________
Slide Eight: (Reasons US joins)
-The US entered the war for many reasons, but the most effecting reasons were:
1. Submarine Warfare and the Lusitania:
 ________________________________________________________________________
 the sinking of the Lusitania, The German U-boat ring sought to sink all supply ships
headed for Britain in order to starve
2. _________________
 The US had huge economic investments with the British and French.
 If they were to lose, then they would not be able to pay the U.S. debt back
 If the Allies could not pay back all the loans made to them by the American bankers, the
_______________________________________
3. Politics
 By entering the war, the US got to flex its muscles on the world stage and establish itself
as a world power.
 _____________________________________________________________________
4. Zimmerman Telegram:
 finally pushed the US to war
 The Zimmerman Telegram was sent from the German foreign secretary to Mexico
 Stated that if the US goes to war, Mexico must fight to supported alliance with
Germany;
_______________________________________________________________________