dipity

militarism, nationalism, alliances, imperialiasm

Created by gramma04 on Nov 9, 2010

Last updated: 11/12/10 at 10:49 AM

• Dipity Timeline Created
  Nov 9, 2010 7:03 AM

• convoy system
  Sep 1917

  destroyers escort merchant ships back and forth across the Atlantic

• Zimmerman Note
  1917

  Telegram from Germany to Mexico intercepted that asked Mexico for an alliance against US for the land they lost to us

• Prez Election
  Nov 1916

  Wilson reelected under slogan "He kept us out of war"

• Lusitania
  May 7, 1915

  U-boat sinks British liner the Lusitania off of Ireland's coast

• Schlieffen Plan
  Sep 1914

  Germany's plan to quickly take France and then go after Russia

• trench warfare
  Sep 1914

  front line, support and reserve. No man's land

• Fighting starts
  Aug 3, 1914

  Germany invades Belgium

• causes
  1914

  militarism, nationalism, alliances, imperialism

• assassination
  Jun 1914

  Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Serbian Nationalist