http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVDUXPB_sTs ( authentic footage and music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyue8xRS7M (educational map)
http://www.history.com/topics/christmas-truce-of-1914/videos#causes-of-world-war-i
We will read page 538 in the Our World book about the start of the Great War.
Vocab test will be on Friday.
Alliance- is an agreement between countries to act as partners to protect their interest
World War I- ‘the great war’- 1914 to 1918 began with the killing of Franz Ferdinand
Central Powers- Austria-hungry, Germany
Allied Powers- Russia, France, Britain Serbia, Italy
Front- is the area where the enemy armies fight
Neutral- did not favor either side
Armistice- an agreement to stop fighting
League of Nations- international organization dedicated to peace
Treaty of Versailles- blamed the Germans for starting ww1: forced to pay fines,
Franz Ferdinand- archduke of Austria hungry- wanted to take over Serbia
Woodrow Wilson-USA president during WWI
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