1 .- Two empires in Europe before the First World War: The German and Austro-Hungarian Empire, is also the Russian empire, which dissolves during the war.
2 .- In the German Empire, assumes Wilhelm II, during the Second Reich, but dismisses William Otto Von Bismarck's Foreign Ministry and change the policy of alliances, which is world politics, this is late because Germany as a country, so it has no colonies and the reason for this policy is to get colonies.William II is a narrow-minded person and for him Von Bismark was over.
3 .- The rise of extra-European countries to the global context. Were these countries: U.S. faces Spain in 1898 against this because the U.S. wants to have colonies. U.S. wins the war and wins the last three colonies of Spain: Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The other country is Japan, which had the feudal system. Japan decides to go to Europe and create a change in the Japanese, they are going to study in Europe and with this in Westernized and therefore needs arise, and seeing that they can not meet will become an empire and want both colonies. Russia faces a field that is against China, which is Manchuria. This is given to "know" the world.
4 .- Changes in technology in the second industrial revolution, leading to compete with countries like Germany, England, gives birth to an economic conflict, naval (with submarines, etc.).Germany is against colonialism, because they could trade with the colonies, which wants to open the colony to the world. There was the conflict between the pound sterling and the German mark.
5 .- The hatred between France and Germany is due to the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. The Germans were left with Alsace and Lorraine which is a boundary zone between the two countries.
6 .- Also the weakness of the Turkish Empire, which is located in the Balkans, which is a border zone between East and West, and also where there are different cultures.When it is in decline there are two powers that have their eyes on the Balkans. Russia performed the theme of the Pan-Slavs (I wanted to accomplish was to reach the Mediterranean) and on the other side was the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Von Bismarck was very clear that the policy of alliances was crucial, because France was going to be one submissive. William II, to change the policy gives the opportunity for France to forge alliances, for which Germany is alone.
France allied with Russia in 1893 and France and England in 1904.
In 1907 the Anglo-Russian agreement (France, UK and Russia), this makes the triple entente allies to form, on the other side is the triple alliance or empires (Germany, Austro-Hungarian, etc) .
There were conflicts colonial attempts by Germany to seize territories and between England and France for a territory.In 1908 the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexed the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina, raising the anger of the Bosnians and Serbs fear.
On June 18, 1914 is Franz Ferdinand, who is the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to make a visit to Serbia, but June 28 will have an attack where a young anarchist named Gavrilo Princip Serb kills Franz Ferdinand and his wife, the young Prince was a member of Serbian "Young Bosnia", managed by the nationalist group "Black Hand", which supported the unification of Bosnia with Serbia.On July 23 Austria-Hungary supported Germany an ultimatum to Serbia.
On 28 July, Austria declared war on Serbia. William II was convinced that had the best army and should have a real cause or a war to change the world map to obtain colonial territories.
On July 30 Russia mobilized to provide support to Serbia.
The first of August, Germany declared war on Russia.
Allies:
1914: United Kingdom, France, Serbia, Belgium, Russia1915: Joins Japan and Italita.1916: Joins Romania1917: Joins the U.S. and Greece.1918: Russia is removed for the revolution.
Central Powers:
1914: Germany, Hungary, the Turkish Empire.1915: Joins Belgium.
The war takes place on several fronts.
Western Front.
The first is from Germany and France, where they attack by surprise. This was called the Schlieffen plan, where Moltke directed German troops.
In the French General Joffre highlights. The French stabilize the attack at the Battle of Marne in November 1914.
It's trench warfare and for 4 years living in the trenches. Here we develop many pests, there are rats, people die and rot there.
Eastern Front
General von Heinberburg, which will then be a chancellor. The Germans after a Russian advance are imposed, although not at the battle of Tanoenberg in 1914.
The war shows a violence never before seen. The psychological impact was great because no one knew what it was, people did not know what was going to suffer for the optimism of the time. Use the machine gun, airplanes, mustard gas by the Germans, and so on.
It is also the Turkish front.
Winston Churchill says to make an army of the colonies, where it sends to children.The battle of Gallipoli is a slaughter, where children die Austrian, Canadian, and so on.
Who was Toten Westernized Turkey?, Who was president of Turkey at that time and makes the Turkish youth.
The final crisis is caused by two factors: the withdrawal of Russia for his revolution, this is because people are hungry and give demonstrations, and, also because it enters the U.S.. Winston Churchill convinces people that is the last war and the need to get it to finish and use public opinion to popularize the war.
Russia made an agreement with the Germans the Treaty of Brest-Litorsk. Germany takes an activist named Lenin, leading to the October Revolution.
Wilson wants to go to war because many sinking ocean liners, including the Lusitania, and also because he wants war because the Europeans may look differently to the U.S., and also because it will receive the prizes of war.
Wilson will give 14 points for peace. It emphasizes the point 14 and does not work because he is a Democratic president with a parliament and this Republican Congress denied entry to the society of nations, without peacekeepers.
The French are forced to sign the surrender of Germany in a train car and is in the same car where Hitler made to sign the invasion of Paris.
In the Treaty of Versailles peace negotiations where there was no German present.Lloyd George, British Minister, Clemenceau, French minister and Orlando, the Italian chief executive, are those who gathered at the Paris conference in 1919.
Characters that stand at the time: Mathahari, Hitler and Tolkien.
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