Works Cited

Can't Forget This..

Works Cited

Michael, Duffy. "First World War". http://www.firstworldwar.com/.

"Art of the First World War." http://www.art-wwi.com/. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2010.

"Fact Sheet: Armenian Genocide." www.umd.umic.edu/. The University of Michigan, n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2010.

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3 Things I Learned:

• The Armenian Genocide was known as the "first modern genocide."
• Austria-Hungary was split into Austria and Hungary after WWI.
• After the War, Germany was sole responsible for the war.

2 Things I Thought were Interesting:

• The USA did not support the League of Nations.
• After the war, Japan felt like they didn't get what they earned and thought the USA was racist.

1 Question I still Have:

• After WWI, Germany had to pay $33 billion in reparations, how did they afford to participate in WWII?

Spotlight On: The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide was known as the first modern genocide. During the years of 1915-1916, 1.5 million Armenians were killed out of the 2.5 million Armenians. Today on April 24th, Armenians today commemorate the great tragedy of their elders. It was that day that 300 Armenian leaders were rounded up, deported, and killed. A tragedy like that should always be remembered and never forgotten.

Events of WWI

At 2:10 in the afternoon on May 7, German U-boats fired a torpedo at the Lusitania. Lifeboats Crashed into the sinking ship and crushed a crowded deck full of passengers. Within eighteen minutes, the ship had sunk. 1,119 of the 1924 passengers were claimed dead, 114 of those being American. Because of the sinking Americans were enraged, two years later American declared war.

In January of 1917 British cryptographers deciphered a note from German Foreign Minister, Arthur Zimmerman. According to the note, it stated that they(as in Germany) would help Mexico gain territory from the U.S. if they would join Germany's alliance. The note was then published to increase the support of bringing the U.S. into WWI. The note had such an impact, Americans joined war.

*Connection Across Time*

Both the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note had an impact on history as we know it. Without these two U.S. events, the United States would have never been brought into WWI. Where would the allied powers be then? Would we have won the war? Without those events, history today wouldn't exist. My connection across time is simple. Both the sinking of the lusitania and the zimmerman note formed what we have today and that is peace with Germany.