Cause of WWI
Extreme Nationalism, patriotism
Extreme militarism
Build up of armies
Conscription
Navy build up
Britain known for best navy, but German U-Boats are a significant threat
Germans can attack anyone, and no one can know who did it
Aircraft
Planes originally used solely for scouting
In WWI, scouting planes began dropping weapons
Began with nails, but moved to bombing
Developed guns on planes for fighting other planes
Imperialism
No International Arbitration
Steps
1. June 1914
Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia
Princip and the Black Hand movement
2. A-H asks Germany for permission to declare war on Serbia, b/c Germany is powerful and A-H fears Russia
3. Germany issues a blank check to A-H
4. A-H issues an ultimatum
Serbia must surrender all Pan-Slavic leaders or A-H will attack
5. Serbia calls in Russia
6. Russia mobilizes troops on A-H borders
7. Germany considers this an act of war and declares war on Russia, and thus Russia's ally, France
Germany is dominant force, but it's also fighting a two front war
8. Russia/France declare war on Germany
9. 1915 Italy declares neutrality
Swiss, Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Britain
10. Germany attacks France through Belgium
11. Belgium is neutral, and this angers Br, which enters the war.
U.S. Domestic Issues
Wilson is elected in 1912
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Like the Sherman Act but with more teeth
Allows gov't to penalize businesses for trust-like activity
Wilson can choose to use this or the Federal Trade Commission
16th Amendment
Graduated income tax
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