HIST 2500 Lecture 8: Canadian hist 6
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Germany swore not to sink any more merchant ships. Reasons why the u. s got involved with the war: zimmerman telegram, british propaganda, russian revolution, american ships kept getting sunk, sinking of lusitania. Reasons the great war was fought: militarism. 2)assassination at sarajevo (archduke francis ferdinand: alliances were made (tripe alliance and triple entente, nationalism. Bolsheviks radical socialists; turned russia from democracy to communism. Bolsheviks overthrew government and seized control of russia. Other names for world war 1: great war, war to end all wars. Austria declared war on serbia (start of the war) Lusitania was sunk; had over 100 americans on board. Woodrow wilson asked congress for a declaration of war. William ii signed an armistice armistice agreement to stop fighting until an agreement could be reached. Versailles treaty was signed to end the war. Who was invited to the peace conference at paris? all allied powers except for russia. Vittoro orlando (italy reparations fees for war damage.
