Introduction

World War 1 was between the Allie Powers including France, Russia, Great Britiain along with Italy, Serbia, Greece, the United States and Japan against The Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungry along with Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The War began in the summer of 1914 when Arcduke Franz Ferdinand was assinassinated and ended in 1918 with the Treaty of Versailles. The turbulent period after World War I called for a major readjustment of politics, economic policies, and views on the world.

Through this blog, I intend to show my knowledge of the first world war.

Essential Question: Why did the United States get involved in World War 1?
               The US became involved with WW1 because  the sinking of the Lusitania, an British cruise/transport ship, bound for Britain from New York. The German U-boat ring sought to sink all supply ships headed for Britain in order to starve the island. It sank the Lusitania as part of its efforts. 1195 people died, including 128 Americans. Also, Germany adopted restricted submarine warfare. But early in 1917 Germany again began attacking unarmed ships, this time American cargo boats, goading the United States into the war.