World War I began due to factors such as nationalism, militarism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Key alliances included the Allies (France, Britain, Russia) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire). Significant events included trench warfare, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the interception of the Zimmerman Note proposing a German-Mexican alliance.
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World War I began due to factors such as nationalism, militarism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Key alliances included the Allies (France, Britain, Russia) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire). Significant events included trench warfare, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the interception of the Zimmerman Note proposing a German-Mexican alliance.
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Estudia en línea en https://quizlet.com/_c113a 1. Nationalism: a devotion to the interests and culture of ones nation 2. militarism: the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy. 3. allies: consisted of France, Britain, and Russia 4. Archduke Franz Ferdinand: heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassi- nated in Sarajevo, started World War I. 5. No-man's land: a barren expanse of mud pockmarked with shell craters and filled with barbed wire 6. Trench Warfare: Fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire. Horrible living conditions, great slaughter, no gains, stalemate, used in WWI. 7. Lusitania: british liner sank by German U-boats 128 Americans died 8. Zimmerman Note: Written by Arthur Zimmerman, a german foreign secretary. In this note he had secretly proposed a German- Mexican alliance. He tempted Mexico with the ideas of recovering Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The note was intercepted on March 1, 1917 by the U.S. government. 9. Central Powers: World War I alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire