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THE FIRST WORLD WAR
peace settlement
Paris Peace Conference
representatives of the victorious countries met
decide on the peace conditions that would be imposed on the defeated countries.
Woodrow Wilson
proposed a peace agreement during the war
Fourteen Points
peace negotiations
Paris Peace Settlement was agreed on 1919
Five separate treaties were ratified by the Allied countries
signed by each of the defeated countries.
Treaty of Versailles
established particularly severe terms for Germany
German representatives protested
against what they considered to be humiliating conditions
causes of the war
balkans
Austro-Hungarian empire and Russian empire fought for the control
France wanted to recover Alsace-Lorraine
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
assassinated in Sarajevo
assassinated by Serb nationalist
Austrian government sento ultimatum
Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia.
phases of the war
Initial German offensives (1914)
Schlieffen Plan
launching a rapid offensive on the Western Front.
invading Belgium and the north of France
plan did not succeed
First Battle of the Marne
French and British armies stopped their advance
Trench warfare (1915–16)
both sides focused on defending their positions
trenches
could defend themselves using new weapons
new military tactics were used
Incorporation and withdrawal of allies (1917)
United States decided to join the war
Germany had initiated submarine attacks
Peace of Brest-Litovsk.
withdraw from the war after signing
economy and society
established a war economy
industrial sector
concentrated on the production of military equipment and supplies
Agricultural and consumer goods production decrease
Governments intervened
to control the distribution of basic goods
forced people to change their customs
Most young men were conscripted
Women had to leave the home
