Happy December!
1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?
Central powers and Allied forces
-imperialism - strong countrie takes over a weaker country
-militarism - a country uses there military to take over another country
-nationalism - having strong pride for your country
-assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
-Ally Powers are Japan, U.S., Great Britain, France, Russia.
-Central Powers: Germay, Ottoman Empire (Turkey), Kingdom of Bulgaria, and Austria-Hungary.
2. What were the major alliances of WWI?
-Biggest Allied Powers: US, France, Great Britain, Italy, Russia
-Russia and Serbia
-Germany and Austria-Hungary
-France and Russia
-Britain and France and Belgium
-Japan and Britain
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?
Albania- was wanting to be independent and didn't want counrties to take it over
Austria-Hungary- didn't want Serbia to take them over. Serbia was bombing them
Belgium- Keep independence from Germany
Brazil- neutral at begining wanted to keep trade.
China- wanted to free them of treaties and put in Wilson's 14 points
Costa Rica and Cuba against Germany and didn't want submarine warfare- sinking shipps
Germany-Started the war against Russian's mobilization (getting ready to fight) wanted to sercure and maintain German unification
Russia- Eliminate Germany as a competitor and wanted to be know as a world power
France-Tready with Russia avenge military defeats in the past and weaken the German's Economy
Brittain-Defend Belgium and become a Super Power
America-German sinking ships democracy
4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?
Battle of Mons- British Expeditionary Force, then met a German army unexpected, in france, british troops still retreated against them 1914
Battle of Tannerberg- Russians and Germany. Russias invaded them. one of the Generals Samsonov commited suicide after the bad defeat.
Battle of Marne- German and French, saved Paris from Germany
Battle of Aisne- Allies against the Germans 1st and 2nd armies, Allied forces were slow due to fatigue and caution, didnt really have a winner
Battle of Albert- part if the race to the sea, started the whole trench warfare. both sides werent able to make decisive ground. wanted to dirve west for industrial and food and stuff
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