Apush unit 7.5-7.6
sides
o the triple Entente or allied powers Britien, Russia, France.
o The triple alliance or central powers Germany, Astria-Hungary, Italy
Story
o Arch duke of Austria Hungary was assassinated Germany was ready to help with what ever they needed and would back them up
o The united states stayed neutral
Germany being mean
o Germany bombed the United States ships that entered the warzone to deliver stuff to the allies
o Lusitania, Arabic, and Sussex were all the U.S ships bombed.
o Germany made a Sussex pledge saying that they will not bomb the united ships without warning.
o Zimmerman telegram was a telegraph sent to Mexico by Germany to for an alliance in return Germany would help Mexico gain back its territories
o Loans were given to the U.S for the war from Britain and France bank of Pierpoint got credited 3 million
British propaganda
o Spread the awful things the Germans did to influence them to side with them
Roosevelt
o He recognized how unprepared the United states
o Expansion of u.s army
o Democratic slogan he helped us keep out of the war
o Edward house- Wilson foreign policy leader to negotiate a peace treaty
Germany
o Unrestricted warfare destroyed U.S ship like Sussex, Lusitania, Aribic and the lisitania was to warlike for bryan
o Sussex pledge Germany promised to not bomb anymore but the still did
People
Kaiser Wilhelm-was in charge of the bombing of Lusitania
Theodore Roosevelt- wanted to go to war against Germany
Wilson-opposed the preparation for the war “peace without victory”, fourteen points
Jeannette Rankin- later the first woman to be elected to congress was an antiwar activist
Edward House- traveled to negotiate a peace settlement
Bolsheviks- or communists lead a revolution in Russia that took Russia out of the war because of the dangerous industry of weapons
American Expeditionary force – the first U.s troops used to close the gap on British and French lines
John j Pershing-was the commander of AEF
Bernard Baruch- a wall street broker he managed the raw materials and prices
Herbert hoover- distinguished engineer he managed the food administration and made a system to save food like meatless Mondays wheatless wensdays etc
Harry Garfield- head of fuel administration in efforts to save coal
William McAdoo- head of rail road administration
George creel-committee on Public information