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The First World War
Causes of the war
France
wanted to recover the region of Alsace-Lorraine
Great Britain
saw the supremacy of its merchant navy threatened
The Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian Empire
competed for control of the Balkans
Phases of the war
Trench warfare (1915–16)
trenches
Incorporation and withdrawal of allies (1917)
United States decided to join the war
Initial German offensives (1914)
The Schlieffen Plan
The end of the war and the Armistice (1918)
Second Battle of the Marne
Economy and society during the war
A war economy
Governments
intervened to control the distribution of basic goods and food
Agricultural and consumer goods production
decreased because there weren't enough labourers
The industrial sector
concentrated on the production of military equipment and supplies
War
Most young men
were conscripted or recruited into the armed forces
Women
had to leave the home to fill the positions the men had left
The peace settlement
Woodrow Wilson
had proposed a peace agreement during the war
The Treaty of Versailles
established particularly severe terms for Germany
Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)
representatives of the victorious countries met
The consequences of the first wolrd war
Social and economic consequences
Loss of Europe´s economic power
Incorporation of women in the workplace
Destruction of the cities
Decrease in population
Territorial consequences
Redistribution of the colonies
The new map of Europe
the Austro-Hungarian Empire
the Russian Empire
the German Empire
the Ottoman Empire
