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WWI - Gao - WWI
World Civlizations Ii (CIV 202)
Murray State University
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War and Revolution
The Road to World War I - The Bismarckian system of alliances (Otto von Bismarck) - How to preserve the peace? - Bismarck’s two concerns - France - Austria-Hungry and Russia - Triple Alliance - 1879, a military alliance between Germany and Austria ← → Russia - 1882, Italy joined Germany and Austria ← → France - Triple Entente - 1864, the France-Russia alliance ← France made efforts - Britain viewed Germany as a potential threat ← changes - 1904, the Anglo-french entente ← settles colonial disputes - The Balkans: a war seemed inevitable - Nationalism - First and Secind Balkan War - Two nationalist wars - 1912 & 1913 - By 1914 ethnic boundaries had formed - Blasting fuse of WWI - Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the Austro Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated by serbian revolutionaries on June 28, 1914 - Austria declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914 - Germany unconditionally supported Austria - All great powers of europe were at war - Germany declared war on russia, Aug. 1 - Germnay declared war on france, Aug. 2 - Britain declared war on Russia, Aug. 3 - Late 1914, Ottoman Empire took Germnay’s side - Russia, Gret Britain and France declared war on Ottoman Empire - A Global Conflict - Italy entered war in May 1915, against Austria-Hungary - War spread in Africa - Chinese and IndoChinese were used to work in european factories - Japan joined allies to seize control of german territories in Asia
- US joined war in April 1917, Why?
- The German U-Boat campaign
- Sinking of the Lusitania
- The US had strong economic ties with Britain
- 800 million dollars a year to Britain
- 170 million to germany and Austria-Hungary
- The US also shared culture and language with Britain
- The US had strong economic ties with Britain
- Senegalese Soldier
- Indian Soldiers recovering in England
- The social and politcal impact of WWI
- WWI
- Mobilized entire populations
- → increased state power
- → promoted social equality
- Total War: pracitced by countries fighting in WWI
- Political tension grew
- Women’s role changed dramatically
- Hair for the war effort
- Women were encouraged to donate their hair to be used to make rope
- The Russian Revolution, Oct. 1917
- Lenin’s slogan
- “All power to the soviets”
- The end of the war
- 1918, Germany was defeated
- Austri-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire broke apart
- Civil war spread in Russia
- The Western allies camme together in Paris to establish lasting peace
- The peace settlement
- Palace of Versailles, January 1919, 27 nations
- Great expectaions → eternal peace
- “The big four” peace makers
- The Treaty of Versailles with Germany was signed in June 28
- Other treaties
- Four other separate treaties
WWI - Gao - WWI
Course: World Civlizations Ii (CIV 202)
University: Murray State University
