Factors leading to war · Rivalries between nation states over colonial and commercial interests · Division of powers into Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria, and Italy, and Triple Entente of France, Great Britain, and Russia · Growth of nationalism · Social labor movements, violent strikes · Assassination of archduke Ferdinand · Germany sent Austria-Hungary “blank check” ensuring their support Strategies and Battles · Schlieffen plan- Germnay planned on war with Russia and France, not Russia alone · Trench warfare- fortified ditches to defend positions and launch attacks, miserable conditions · Submarine warfare · Battle of the Marne- counterattack by British and French forces under Joffre stopped Germans · Battle of Tannenburg- Russians advanced into Germany but were defeated · Battle of Verdun- German offensive attack against French · Battle of Gallipoli- British attempt to open Balkan front, retreated · Entry of U.S. on Allied side after Germans sank the Lusitania Outcomes/Effects of War · Treaty of Versailles restricted Germany’s army and forced them to pay reparations · War guilt clause forced Germany to accept full responsibility for war · Food shortages · Planned economies directed by government agencies · Increase in strikes, often violent · Increase in employment since many men left to serve in army · War governments · New job opportunities for women, women given right to vote in some countries
World War I
Factors leading to war
· Rivalries between nation states over colonial and commercial interests
· Division of powers into Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria, and Italy, and Triple Entente of France, Great Britain, and Russia
· Growth of nationalism
· Social labor movements, violent strikes
· Assassination of archduke Ferdinand
· Germany sent Austria-Hungary “blank check” ensuring their support
Strategies and Battles
· Schlieffen plan- Germnay planned on war with Russia and France, not Russia alone
· Trench warfare- fortified ditches to defend positions and launch attacks, miserable conditions
· Submarine warfare
· Battle of the Marne- counterattack by British and French forces under Joffre stopped Germans
· Battle of Tannenburg- Russians advanced into Germany but were defeated
· Battle of Verdun- German offensive attack against French
· Battle of Gallipoli- British attempt to open Balkan front, retreated
· Entry of U.S. on Allied side after Germans sank the Lusitania
Outcomes/Effects of War
· Treaty of Versailles restricted Germany’s army and forced them to pay reparations
· War guilt clause forced Germany to accept full responsibility for war
· Food shortages
· Planned economies directed by government agencies
· Increase in strikes, often violent
· Increase in employment since many men left to serve in army
· War governments
· New job opportunities for women, women given right to vote in some countries
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Strachan, Hew. "World War I." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2011. Web. 24 Apr. 2011. <http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar610440&st=world+war+i&sc=2#s2>