World War 1 was know as the Great War and later known as The War to End All Wars
1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?
2. What were the major alliances of WWI?
Triple Alliance(Central Powers):formed in 1882, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy(later switched to Triple Entente) the Central Powers-Hustro-Hungary and their allies.
Triple Entente(Allies):1st was Russia and France in 1894, Britain and France in 1904, and Russia and Britain in 1907. In the war Russia's main goal to help Serbia.
US later joined the Triple EntenteThe Balkans: Bulgaria and Serbia
*Defence Treaty- if one was to go into war the other would help them out.
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?
*Albania
-Serbia, Montenegro,Greece,& Italy occupied Albania at the start of WW1
-Austria-Hungary fought the Serbian troops
-Austria-Hungary(liberators)
-Albanians did not like the secret Treaty of London of 1915. Gave land to other countries but not them.
*Austria-Hungary
wanted Serbia to stop black hand a terroirst group from bombing them.
-Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in Serbia.
-Germany were allies to Austria-Hungary
-Austria-Hungary didn't want Serbia to take them over.
*Belgium
-Germany invaded August 3,1914
-Belgium was just trying to keep independence from Germany
-Germany wanted Belgium because it was next to France so Germany would have an advantage on France
-King Albert I was the leader of Belgium during WW1
*Brazil
-was initially neutral in WW1 to keep trade open
-joined the war like the US did because they were forced into it.
-Brazil captured 42 German ships
*France
-Had a treaty with Russia so they had to fight Germany and Austria-Hungary.
-Germany invaded Belgium for a quicker route to Paris.
-They wanted revenge from their previous war with Germany.
*Britain
-Allied to France
-Declared war on Germany
-They entered the war to defend Belgium.
-Eventually they had to declare war on Austria- Hungary.
-They needed to protect Belgium and France.
*Bulgaria-Declared war on Serbia-Bulgaria had a 40 mile strip in Greece-Signed Treaty of*China-Declared war on Germany & Austria-Hungary on August 14,1917-Got involved to free them from treaties & to put in effect Wilson's 14 points*Costa Rica-Fought Germany in WW1-President Tinoco didn't get recognized*Cuba-also against germany-didn't have to join war but since the US gave them independence they felt obligated*Russia-treaty with Serbia-part of triple alliance with france, austria-hungary-russia also signed treaty of reinsurance with bismark-main goal was eliminate germany as a competitor-wanted to be known as a world power*Germany-ally to austria-hungary-thought russians mobilization as an act of war-after scant declared war on russia on August 1-they were basically the ones who started this war-US made germany take all the blame for the war with the treaty of versailles-wanted to secure and maintain german unification*France-treaty with russia had to fight germany & austria-hungry-germany invaded belgium for a quicker route to paris-wanted to avenge military defeats-wanted to weaken germanys economy*America
-We entered the war because Germanys policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
-Got in to end the war.
4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?
*Battle of Mons
-British Expeditionary Force of 70,000
-Took place in France 1914
-General Alexander von Kluck-German
-Britain retreat even after beating Germany very badly
*Battle of Tannenberg
-Attepted an invasion of East Prussia
-involved Russia and Germany
-Russia went in with 150,000 and went out with only 10,000 worst defeats for Russia
*Battle of Marne
-Between France and Germany
-Germany was going to take over Paris but this battle saved Paris.
*Battle of Aisne
-Between France and Germany
*Battle of Albert
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