WWI

Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary became a triple alliance in 1882

Russia Great Britain, and france became a triple alliance in 1907

These alliances were formed through the tension created by arms races, ensuring that countries would have back up if war broke out.

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Underlying Causes of WWI

Alliances

Arms Race: Britain became concerned about the increase of manufacturing of German naval power. The two countries entered aa race of building up their navies/ships.

The Zimmerman Note: The United States intercepted a telegram sent from Germany to Mexico stating that if Mexico assisted them in the war, they would help them gain their land back from the U.S.

German Submarine Warfare: Germans began using their submarines to sink vessels of their enemies without warning, including U.S vessels.

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Japan: Their prevalence in the Pacific halted Germany's ability to take control of that area.

Austria-Hungary: Failure of the war started riots throughout the country

Germany: One of the reasons their major plan failed was because they lacked the resources necessary to win

Great Britain: Britain and France had a rivalry for land possession

Russia: Brusilov was one of their most successful battles

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Wilson's Fourteen Points

8) All French territory is restored

9) Italy's borders should be altered so that they align with cultural lines

10) The current king of the Austro-Hungarian empire should be taken out of power and freedom can be given to the people

11) Romania, Serbia and Montenegro need to be evacuated so they can be reconstructed as independent nations

12) The Turkish population within the Ottoman Empire shall be given independent sovereignty powers

13) Poland will be given independence (political and economic independence and territorial freedom)

1) All agreements shall be made public and openly diplomatic with no international deals/agreements

2) Anyone may travel freely on oceanic area beyond their territory, but seas may be closed by international warfare

3) All trade must be executed equally among all consenting nations

4) All minimum internal and external protection will be allowed/provided in each nation (reduce weapons each country has)

5) All self-governing nations are given sovereignty

6) Russia gets complete control over all it's territory

7) Belguim gets complete independence and sovereignty

14) There will be general agreements between nations no matter how powerful they are, including political independence and territory. Stand together against imperialists, ESTABLISH LEAGUE OF NATIONS

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Technological Advancements

Countries

Airplanes: used to extract soldiers from war zones/battles WWI_Planes_MHQ

Machine Guns: used to keep soldiers out of territories because they could not get past their shooting range 2143251_1

Submarines: developed to become more destructive for battles German_UC-1_class_submarine-BG-2000x1200