The age of world wars - WWI - 5

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Info World War I

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4.2 The first world war
Main questions:

- What event triggered the First World War?
- What is a trench war?
- What was the Treaty of Versailles?

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4.2 The first world war
28th June 1914; Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated. 

He was visiting Sarajevo in Bosnia.
Shot by 19 year old Bosnian nationalist; Gavrilo Princip


This had huge consequences!

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4.2 The first world war
The Serbian government was blamed for the attack.
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. 

Chain reaction:
- Russia would defend its ally Serbia against Austria-Hungary
- Germany (ally of Austria-Hungary) declared war on Russia
- France and Eng (allies of Russia) got involved as well. 

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4.2 The first world war
Chain reaction:
- Russia would defend its ally Serbia against Austria-Hungary
- Germany (ally of Austria-Hungary) declared war on Russia
- France and Eng (allies of Russia) got involved as well. 

Tripple Entente: France, Russia, GB
Tripple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

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4.2 The first world war
The war started on the Balkan, but spread rapidly through Eu. 

Germany was the first to attack and invaded Belgium to move down to France. Germany had enemies on 2 fronts.
Eastern Front: Russia (big army, but outdated weapons)
Western Front France and GB

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4.2 The first world war
On the Western Front armies were at equal strength. 
> Trench War in Northern France; Verdun and Somme

> New weapons; gas

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4.2 The first world war
1917
> USA joins the Tripple Entente
> Revolution in Russia

USA joining changed the game. 

Treaty of Versailles: Repatrations, disam, Alsace-Lorraine

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