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THE COURSE OF THE WAR
casus Belli and chain reaction
Casus Belli
reason why a conflict begins
assassination of the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Franz Ferdinand was shot in Sarajevo by Gavrilo princip (Serbian separatist)
In response
Austria-Hungary threatened to annex Serbia
Russia stood up in defence of Serbia
Germany attacked France and Great Britain decided to come to its defence
First phase 1914
war of movement
Germany launched a rapid attack against France through Belgium
with the intention of dominating it quickly
Combined action by Germans + Austro-Hungarians repelled early Russian advances.
Second phase 1915–1916
Triple Entente troops held back the Germans along the Marne River (Paris)
Trench warfare or war of position
both armies unable to advance
terrible losses of human life
BATTLE OF VERDUN 1916 (france)
bloodiest battles
10 months
methods of the 19th century and deadly weapons of the 20th century
to protect themselves
complex systems of trenches
human suffering to the extreme (rain, cold, snow...)
FIRST BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1916
unsuccessful attempt to break German front
Difficult living conditions punished the civilian population
high levels of death and destruction
riots and mass desertion attempts among the troops
soldiers discontent, low morale...
war spread to other parts of the world
BATTLE OF GALLIPOLI
Triple Entente wantes to break the stalemate
but they provoke a bloody war
manage to seize a small fraction of the coastline
500,000 casualties
third phase 1917-1918
Revolution in Russia
country was out of the game
Triple Entente overcame this setback thanks to the intervention of the United States
Lusitania was attacked
US citizens died
many people in favour
German Empire lost supporters
they conclude that the war couldn't be won
William II abdicated and Weimar Republic was proclaimed
president of the US (Woodrow Wilson)
proposed a peace plan
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