AICE INTERNATIONAL HISTORY... THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918 (1)
WWI major consequence
'A death of empires'
INTRO FACTS ABOUT THE "GREAT WAR"
-Technological advancements ---> industrial revolution: Warfare ---> 10 Million causalities
triple alliance
1882
Triple Entente
1907
WWI
1914-1918
japan enters war
1915
US enters war
1917
Unrestricted marine warfare
Any ship sailing in area was considered hostile
OTHERS
Austro-Hungarian empire (1914) Russia (1914-1917) Ottoman Empire (1914)
Powder Keg
Balkin Peninsula "fuse waiting to be lit"
Democracy
Britain (1914) France (1915) U.S. (1917
the great powers of Europe
Britain, Japan, US, Germany, Austro-Hungarian empire, russia, ottoman empire, France
Arms Race
Build up of weapons and military
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Complicated 'web of alliances' prevented war from 1973-1913, but some argue provided for a 'built in escalator' if one nation decided to mobilize against another`
triple entente
France, Britain, Russia, Japan, U.S.
Triple alliance
Germany austria-hungary Italy
Aspects for democracy
Germany (1914) Italy (1915) Japan (1914
Intro Facts About The "Great War"
Global Nature: Isolated ---> regional---> world
Key dates
Key dates
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Many in Germany believed in inevitable French revenge for 1871
Black Hand
Serbian terrorist group which assassinated Austrian Prince *direct cause of WWI
Ultiatum
Set of demands
nationalism in Europe
Two Kinds: Nation-state competition; Nationalism between countries Ethnic Nationalism; Ethnic groups want own country
conscription
ability to draft more and more men
Encriclement
being surrounded by enemies
Overly detailed war plans
can be dangerous set up for quick escalation of war
other countries (minor powers)
china australia canada
arms buildup
especially threat from germany towards france and russia and britain
Intro Facts About the "Great War"
intensity/duration/defensive war/ tactics... attrition... trench warfare
Causes of the war
nationalism inperialism militaries alliance industrialism
militarism
overly detailed war plans can be dangerous ---> quick escalation of war
Imperial rivalry
rising tensions over competing territorial ambitions= imperialism
Lustania
ship Sunle by German U-boats that had us citizens on it