The First World War: Part 1

<p>Welcome to our coverage of World War One. (The Great War, WW1, WWI)</p> <p>This is also the 61st podcast with Jimmy & Jean!</p> <p>30 countries in 6 continents were involved in the conflict.</p> <p>We broke this into two parts. </p> <p>We have a special guest podcaster, Lora Vogt, Curator of Education and Interpretation at the World War One Museum and Memorial. </p> <p>On one side of the war you have the Central Powers: German Empire, Austrian Hungarian Empire, The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.</p> <p>The Allies or Entente Powers was coalition of countries led by France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States when we enter in 1917.</p> <p>We discuss the beginnings of the war, US Neutrality, and how the United States enters the war. </p> <p>It was more than Arch Duke Ferdinand getting assassinated, as you will see. Lots of reasons, but that was the spark that lit the powder keg for sure!</p> <p>The Lusitania, and the Zimmerman Note are what eventually ends US neutrality. Find out why!</p> <p>Notes and source links mentioned in the podcast:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/spotlight-secret-list-coded-words'>Secret Coded Words List</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/yourcountry/collections/paris-1919-vers/par-peace-sp/'>Seating Chart from Paris Peace Conference</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.businessinsider.com/animated-map-how-wwi-changed-europe-borders-2017-4'>Animation video of global changes as a result of WW1</a></li> <li><a href='https://byjus.com/question-answer/compare-the-map-of-europe-before-and-after-the-territorial-rearrangements-following-wwi-and-select/'>Before and After Maps </a></li> </ul> <p>See you on the other side, </p> <p>Jimmy and Jean</p>