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THE FIRST WORLD WAR - Coggle Diagram
THE FIRST WORLD WAR
the causes of the war
competed for control of the Balkans
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Russian Empire
at the same time
Serbia
was angry about the expansion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
France
wanted to recover the region of Alsace-Lorraine
France and Germany
competed for control of colonies
Great Britain
saw the supremacy of its merchant navy threatened when the German Empire
pre-war atmosphere
European powers continued to increase spending on arms
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
assassinated in Sarajevo
28 July 1914
Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia
phases of the war
Initial German offensives
Germany put the Schlieffen Plan into effect
France defeated
German troops advanced on the Eastern Front
Trench warfare
Germany and the Allies stabilised and a new phase of the war began
not advance
focused on defending their positions
trenches
could defend themselves using new weapons
break the Western Front
new military tactics were used
Incorporation and withdrawal of allies
1917
United States decided to join the war
Germany had initiated submarine attacks
political and social revolution
caused Russia to withdraw
The end of the war and the Armistice
advance on the Western Front
help of American troops and weapons
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated
the peace settilment
1919
representatives of the victorious countries met
Woodrow Wilson
proposed a peace agreement during the war
Fourteen Points
intended as a basis for peace negotiations
economy and society during the war
war eceonomy
Agricultural and consumer goods production decreased
Governments intervened
to control the distribution of basic goods
industrial sector
concentrated on the production of military equipment
war forced people to change their jobs
Most young men were conscripted
Women had to leave the home to fill the positions the men had left