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World war I - Coggle Diagram
World war I
MAIN causes
alliances
several alliances
domino effect
threatening each other
without a solid reason
imperialism
searching
power
wealth
desire for greater empires
increase in confrontation
militarism
weapon race
betwee all countries
nationalism
Slavic peoples in Bosnia
wanted to be part of Serbia
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
each country tried to prove their dominance
Effects
senseless death and wounded
casualties
over 10 million military deaths
over 20 million wounded soldiers
economic impacts
European economies collapsed
Borders radically changed
Nationalism surged in the colonial empires.
general context
also known as
the Great War
all countries were prepared
to fight a war
country race
constant competition
wealth
power
science and technology
Advances in weaponry
tanks
guns
airplanes
alliances
multiple
during war caused domino effect
countries had more than two alliances
with different countries
lasted 4 years
started
1914
finished
1918
war methods
barbed wire
first used to control livestock
stopped enemy
impassable for humans
corridor of death
poison gas
chemical weapon
types
phosgene
tear gas
chlorarsines
mustard gas
air warfare
started with primitive aircraft
then because of the need they develop improvements
strategies and methods
dogfight
tactical bombing
equipped with forward-firing
mobility
tanks
advance technology at the time
armoured cars
cyclist infantry
Countries initials Plans
german
The Schlieffen Plan
then move to
fight against the Russians
Armies 6 and 7 to
attack the French border
Take france quickly
Armies 1-5 were to wheel through Belgium
The plan failed
Delays caused by German
Indecisiveness
lack of coordination
french
Plan XVII
wanted victory
by
punching holes in the German lines at Lorraine
superior numbers in
vital sections
plan failed
repulsed by the German