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1. WORLD WAR I: CAUSES AND ALLIANCES & 2. THE CORUSE OF THE WAR, image…
1. WORLD WAR I: CAUSES AND ALLIANCES & 2. THE CORUSE OF THE WAR
CAUSES OF THE CONFLICT
1914 Great
economic prosperity thanks
to the
Second Industrial Revolution
Several
causes
of the
begining
of the
war
:
Imperialist ambitions
An aggressive diplomacy
Nationalist rivalries
The arms race
Weaponry
The World War I or The Great War
The most devastating military conflict ever
The first war in which aviation was extremely important
Gun, tanks, armoured vehicles, German Zeppelins and airships
THE ALLIANCES
2 blocks of alliances
The Triple Alliance
(1882)
Germany, Italy
and
Austria-Hungary
The Triple Entente
(1907) [TE]
Russia, France
and
Great Britain
Other countries also participate
The US entered in the war and played a decisive role (1917)
Romania (1916) and Greece (1917) joined to the development on the Balkan front
Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro were invaded by the TE
Japan declared war on Germany (1914)
CASUS BELLI AND CHAIN REACTION
WWI began
because of:
The
assassination
of the
crown prince
of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
(28/06/1914)
Casus Belli:
The
specific reason
why a
conflict begins
3 PHASES OF THE WAR
Second phase
(1915-1916)
The Triple Entente
troops held back
the
Germans
on the
Western Front
New phase
Trench Warfare / War of position
Both armies
were
unable
to
advance
The Battle of Verdun
21 February 1916
One of the
bloodiest
battles of the
Great War
10 months
700,000 casualties
Methods
from the
19th century
but
weapons
from
20th century
First
Battle of the Somme
(1916)
Unsuccessful
attempt to
break
the
German front
The war reached
Aegean Region
Caucasus
Africa
Middle East
Battle of Gallipoli
(1915-1916)
Triple Entente's goal was to
attack
the strategic
Dardanelles Strait
To block the Ottoman Empire
Third phase
(1917-1918)
Triumph
of the
Revolution in Russia
It ended up signing a peace treaty
Thanks to the
intervention
of the
United States
The powers of the Triple Entente overcame the setback
May 1915, the British ship
Lusitania
was attacked
By a
German submarine
Emperor William II abdicated
The
Weimar Republic
was
proclaimed
First phase
(1914)
First was called:
War of movement
Germany
launched a rapid
attack against France
The powers were still
confident
of a
quick victory
