WWI

WWI was the first war that had most of the countries in Europe involved. This war was caused by the assassination of Archduke and was supposed to be a war between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. This war became the war between the Allies and the Central Powers. The allies of these two contries got tangled up in the war and basically took over the war. The United States tried to stay out of this war but were dragged in after a few incidents. The Lusitania (G.B. cruise ship) sank and 128 americans were killed. USA intercepted a telegram from Germany where Germany told Mexico to join them and attack USA. USA joins the allies after three years of a stalemate in the war. A stalemate is when neither side of the war advances. After a few months of USA fighting in this war, the allies won the war and Germany was defeated. This affected Europe because after the war, Russia falls to Communism and Germany lost terrritory from the beginning of the war.