Chapter 27: "The Great Break"

Notes:

What were the main causes of World War I?

*M.A.I.N.*
--> militarism: especially Britain's navy and Germany's army
--> alliances: Triple Entente, Triple Alliance, etc.
--> imperialism: constant quest for new territories--rampant mistrust between nations
--> nationalism: everyone wanted their country to be the most powerful

Some major events:
--> Unrestricted submarine warfare
--> sinking of the Lusitania
--> propaganda spread
--> $338 billion spent
--> 21 million injured/8.5 million dead
--> Treaty of Versailles
-->U.S. President Wilson's 14 Points (war guilt clause!), GARGLE, consisted of the Big
Four" and excluded the Central Powers (and Russia)