Goals of the Major Countries in WWI.
+The major countries are Germany, Austira-Hungary, Italy, Turkey, France, Russia, Great Britain, and United States. +
- Germany
- Bring all people together-- all the germans. They wanted to become a European/World power.
- They wanted to remove France as a competitor.
- They wanted to obtain colonies in Europe and the Middle East.
- They also wanted to build up military and Industrialize.
- Austria-Hungary
- Take control of Serbia.
- Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
- They wanted tos top Serbian actions in order to keep the Slavs in Austria-Hungary under control.
- Protect the border.
- Italy wanted to nationalize it's people
- Italy
- Gain control of the Irredenta.
- Under Austrian-Hungarian rule, but heavily populated by Italians.
- Acquire colonies from Germany.
- Sided with the Allied powers.
- Turkey
- Unify the country.
- Stop the destruction of the Ottoman Empire.
- Restore the dominance of Turkey in Europe.
- Expand the nation by obtaining colonies.
- Gain resources and boost their economy.
- France
- Retake Alsace-Lorraine.
- Falling behind in industrialization.
- Wanted to weaken Germany's industrial power.
- Emerge as a European/World power.
- Stabilize their political system.
- Russia
- Remove Germany as a challenger for land.
- Become a
- chief military power once again.
- Be in command of the Bosphorus Strait.
- Help Serbia with Austria-Hungary.
- Political influences in smaller countries.
- Great Britain
- Preserve their status as a Superpower.
- Had to stay ahead of other countries.
- Noticed Germany was building a navy.
- Defend Belgium and France.
- Land as well.
- United States
- Wilson's 14 points.
- Peace throughout Europe.
- Wilson stated that he wanted to make the world safe for democracy
- Keep Germany from messing with U.S. shipping.
- Make sure the Allied powers pay off their debt.
Land Battles--Before the US is involved.
- Battle of Verdun- 1916
- French vs. German
- 10 months.
- French 540,000 people.
- Germany 430,000 people.
- No advantages to either side, so a fair fight.
- France won.
- First battle of Marne- 1914
- Miracle of Marne.
- First WW battle fought between September 5th and 12th in 1914.
- France and the UK fought against the German Empire.
- British troops had suffered heavy casualities during the German attack into France.
- The Commander of the British Expeditionary blamed his losses on the French.
- France and the UK had 263, 000 injuries and 81,700 deaths.
- The German Empire had 220,000 deaths.
- France and the UK won.
- Second Battle of Yepres- 1915.
- The first time Germany used poison gas on a large scale basis on the Western Front.
- April 22, 1915-May 25, 1915.
- The battle was between France, Army of Africa, UK, Canada, and British India who fought as Allies vs. the German Empire.
- The Germans had been waiting for the perfect breeze since January of their release of their poinson gas onto the Allies. And so they got that breeze on April 22.
- They let out a toooon of gas.
- France, Army of Africa, UK, Canada, and British India had 70,000 dead, wounded, or missing.
- German Empire had ... yeah.=_= stupid clicker.
- No winner. Stalemate.
- First battle of Somme - 1915.
- Somme Offensive. July 1 and November 15, 1916.
- Bloodiest day in history.
- British had 57,470 injuries. 19,000 killed.
- French had 7,000 killed
- The German Empire had 8,000 dead or wounded and 2,200 prisoners.
- Inconclusive.
- Germans retreated about fourty miles.
- Officially no winner, but Germany retreating....
- The first battle of Champagne- 1914
- Early in WWI.
- French vs. German Empire.
- December 20th 1914-March 17th, 1915.
- Pretty even fight.
- Both the French and the German Empire had lost about 90,000 soldiers.
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