HIS-2204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria, Zimmermann Telegram, Serbian Nationalism
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Catalyst: 1914- a serbian nationalist killed austrian archduke franz ferdinand in. Sarajevo: capital of bosnia and part of the austro-hungarian empire. August 1, 1914: germany declares war on russia to protect austria. July 28, 1914: austria declares war on serbia. 1914: germany allied with austria invades belgium and luxembourg (neutral nations) Russia and france declare war on germany. U. s. economically tied to allies- not neutral. U. s. loans to allies: . 5 billion by 1917. Lusitania- german submarine sinks british passenger ship in 1915, 1,000 lives (124. January 1917 british intercept and decode zimmerman telegram. Promises u. s. land (texas, new mexico, arizona) to mexico. April 6 1917 wilson signs declaration of war. Responding to jim crow: the great migration (1914- 1920) 300k- 500k african americans leave the south for northern cities. May 1917 wilson signs selective service act. All men 21-30 years old register for military service. By 1918 24 million men register, draft implemented.
