Oct.+3rd-7th

October 3rd Lindsay Herbst

-not an American War, we joined in 1916
 * World War I (1914-1917)**

- unique because of the trench warfare - more accurate weapons, - machine guns - grenades - riffling - tanks - aircraft - chemical warfare (mustard gas)
 * The first "Modern" War**

Imperialism- stronger nations taking over weaker nations Militarism- the build up of military, British vs. German Nationalism- pride in ones country Alliances- groups that stick together
 * Causes of WWI:**

-president at the time -wanted to stay neutral -best for U.S -didn't want to divide America -wanted peace
 * Woodrow Wilson**

-believed fighting equaled peace -made America a world power
 * Roosevelt**

Austria Hungry, Germany, Italy, Ottoman empire, Great Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, Belgium, U.S
 * Central Powers vs. Allied Powers**

Franz Ferdinand, the Arch duke of Austria gets shot and dies after getting shot at multiple times during a parade. This causes Austria Hungey to declare war on Serbia
 * Cause of the war**

October 4th Laura Stanley

-submarines. -Used to attack ships that would be suspected of carrying weapons to Britain -led to deaths of many Americans.
 * Why United States got involved in World War I? **
 * 1 **** . German U – boats: **

-It was a passenger ship that went from America to Britain. -The Germans warned the Americans to not go on the ship but 128 Americans did. -German u boats sunk Lusitania. -128 Americans were killed.
 * 2. Sinking of Lusitania: **

**3****. Zimmerman note:** -Zimmerman sent a note from Germany to Mexico which got intercepted by the United States.-The note asked Mexico to attack USA and in exchange Germany would give Mexico land. ---Mexico never replied.

**4. Russian revolution:** -Russia was failing in battles so the Russian king left his wife in charge and went to fight in the war. -A Russian revolution started and they had to back out in 1916 just when America joined the war. -Americans joined due to the Allied powers loosing a key power source, Russia


 * October 5, 2011**
 * Jordan Nittinger**

Today, we shared what events people interviewed people about. It was just a class discussion with a big time line on the board, in which people marked their events. Some interviews include Pearl Harbor, TMI, The Beatles first tour in the US, an 9/11. We also worked on our propaganda posters. On the front we drew a picture to go along with the topic, and on the back write what the topic means, and how your poster represented it. That's about all!