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WORLD WAR I: CAUSES AND ALLIANCES
Causes of the conflict
An aggressive diplomacy
powers tried to protect its interests by seeking alliances
Armed Peace
The arms race
due to technological and industrial progress more deadly weapons were manufactured
Imperialist ambitions
Germany was disadvantaged in relation to France and Great Britain
Nationalist rivalries
France and Germany remained hostile
great nationalist tensions in the Balkans
people fought to gain independence or expand their states
Weaponry
The Great War was the most devastating military conflict
Technological advances in the weapons industry
first war in which aviation played a fundamental role
The alliances
The Triple alliance
formed by Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary
Italy later abandoned
the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined once the war started
The Triple Entente
formed by Russia, France and Great Britain and its colonial empires
once the war started Italy joined
Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro: invaded by Germany and Austria-Hungary
USA entered the war in 1917
Romania and Greece joined
Japan declared war on Germany
due to its imperialist ambitions in Asia and the Pacific
CASUS BELLI AND CHAIN REACTION
A casus belli is the specific reason why a conflict begins
In the World War I
the assassination of the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
In response, Austria-Hungary threatened to annex Serbia, while Russia stood up in defence of Serbia
In the World War l
the assassination of the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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)
called war of movement
Germany attacked France through Belgium to dominate it
the powers were confident victory because of the weaponry
THIRD PHASE (1917–1918)
the victory of the Revolution in Russia meant it was out
Triple Entente overcame this setback thanks to the United States
British ship Lusitania was attacked by a German submarine
1,200 passengers who died, were US citizens
many people were in favour of the United States entering World War I
Germany lost support
German army concluded that the war could not be won
Emperor William II abdicated
Weimar Republic was proclaimed
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
a peace plan
SECOND PHASE (1915–1916)
trench warfare or war of position
Triple Entente troops held back the Germans
the war came to a standstill
terrible losses of human life on Franco-British and German sides
The Battle of Verdun
21 February 1916
lasted nearly 10 months
one of the bloodiest battles of the Great War
700,000 casualties,
First Battle of the Somme
unsuccessful attempt to break the German front
