HISTORY 1DD3 Midterm: HistoryCompsReview.9
22 Oct 2017
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United states and world war i: national concerns paramount, desire for new countries from ethnic groups, imperialism, competition for foreign colonies, need for materials. Little room to expand without taking other country"s land: militarism. Balance of power: immediate cause, franz ferdinand shot by gavrilo princip. Bosnian serb nationalist: u. s originally neutral but shift to allies favor. Why: common heritage, germany perceived as belligerent. Invade neutral belgium: gave austria hungary the blank check , english propaganda, trade imbalance. England: million > billion: billion in loans, germany: million > million, blockades. Later bolsheviks take over country and withdraw from war. Selective service act: conscription, a. e. f lead by black jack pershing, labor, no strikes- concessions to labor unions. American americans (to the north) and woman (in factories: industry, council of defense- coordinate resources and production, war industries board- oversee resources and production, lead by bernard baruch economic dictator, food.
