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The First World War, LUKAS DIEZ LASA - Coggle Diagram
The First World War
The causes of the war
Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian Empire
Competed for control of the Balkans
France
Wanted to recover the region of Alsace-Lorraine
Great Britain
Saw the supremacy of its merchant navy threatened by German Empire
These disputes created a pre-war atmosphere
Second International and the Catholic Church
Failed in their attempts to avoid war
On 28 June, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Was assassinated in Sarajevo
On 28 July 1914
The Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia
The pre-war crises
Germany tried to establish Morocco as a German protectorate (failed)
Austro-Hungarian Empire annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina
Germany recognised Morocco as a French protectorate
War for the Balkans
The peace settlement
Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)
To decide peace conditions
Representatives of the victorious countries met
Woodrow Wilson proposed League of Nations
Allied Countries rejected the plan because they had been desvatated
They want several consequences
Five separated treaties were made
Treaties
Germany Treaty of Versailles
Austria Treaty of Saint Germain
Hungary Treaty of Trianon
Bulgaria Treaty of Neuilly
Ottoman Empire Treaty of Sèvres
Consequences of WWI
Decrease in population
Destruction of the cities
Incorporation of women in the workplace
Loss of Europe's economic power
Economy and society during the war
Industrial sector concentrated on the production of military equipment
Agriculturar and goods reduced and prices increased
Rationing was introduced
Control of goods
Black market developed
Young men were recruited to army
Women had to do men works
Phases of the War
Initial German offensives (1914)
Schlieffen Plan into effect
2) Invade France
3) Invade Russia
1) Invade Belgium
French and British armies stopped them
First Battle of the Marne
Trench warfare (1915–16)
They could not advance
They built trenches
They could defend themselves
New military tactics were used
Incorporation and withdrawal of allies (1917)
United States decided to join the war
Because German submarines had sunk neutral merchan
Russia get out of the war
Peace of Brest-Litovsk.
The end of the war and the Armistice (1918)
Second Battle of the Marne
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated
11 November 1918, the Armistice was signed
Fought between 1914 and 1918
By various European countries and their African and Asian colonies
This is why it is considered to be a world war.
Alliances during WWI
The Central Powers
Austro-Hungarian Empire
German Empire
Ottoman empire
Joined by Bulgaria
The Allies
Serbia
France
Great Britain
Russian Empire
Belgium
Japan
Italy
Romania
USA
Greece
Portugal
China
Various Latin American republics
LUKAS DIEZ LASA
