Chapter 4 War and Revolution
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Causes of WWI
LONG RANGE.
European conflict – rivalry especially between Germany and Great Britain.
Imperialism-the act of taking over a foreign nation
Britain had a world empire and Germany wanted one.
Arms race—Dreadnoughts
Entangling Alliances – Triple Alliance Austria-Hungary, Germany and
eventually Turkey. Triple Entente made up of G. B., France, Russia, and
eventually the US.
The Von Schlieflen Plan – a strategic gambit to keep Germany from entering a
two front war.
Russian mobilization caused the plan to be put into operation with ...
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IMMEDIATE CAUSE.
assassination of Franz Ferdinand heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
That event gave Austria-Hungary an excuse to act and led to
Austria-Hungary invades Serbia.
Belgian neutrality violated by Germany bringing Great Britain.
THE GREAT WAR
To be over in six weeks. The six month war turned into the Great Slaughter
No quick or easy victory – trench warfare
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WWI spread to the Mid-East, Africa
British Empire became involved as well
By 1917, Arab tribes were fighting against Germany’s ally, Turkey, stirred up by
T. E. Lawrence.
In Africa, the Allies grabbed Germany’s colonies while the Japanese took
Germany possessions in the Pacific.
The United States joined the Triple Entente against Germany because of.:
Unrestricted submarine warfare = Lusitania May 5, 1915.
Zimmerman telegram = sent by the Germans to Mexican officials promising aid if
the Mexicans would attack the U. S.
U. S. declared war on April 6. 1917
Total war –
Increased production
Rationing of food & materials (gasoline, rubber)
