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Causes of the First World War
IMPERIALISM- The Authority that one nation has over other countries through political, economic, and military power.
NATIONALISM- Devotion and interest to the culture of ones nation.
MILITARISM- Development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.
ALLIANCE SYSTEM- Finding other countries that will protect you, Neutral Protection between nations. -
Assassination of Franz
Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princep. -
Britain in the First World War
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Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia
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The First World War
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Women's roles
Women had a big role during the war. They had to keep safe their children, find their own job and help to do thier part in the war while their husbands were off of it. They were usually working in factories helping make products. They also had to come home and cook food for their children, it was a busy hard life. -
Britain declares war on Germany
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Battle of Tannenberg
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First Battle of the Marne
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Sinking the Lusitania
A British passenger ship, sunk by a German U-Boat. -
Battle of Verdun
The first war on western front, one of the most major battles of the war. Ended in a french victory when germany failed to achieve their two strategic objectives. -
Battle of Jutland
Was a naval battle fought by the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet. -
Battle of the Somme
Was a battle fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. -
The USA declared war on Germany
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Wilson's 14 Points
Both British prime minister, David Lloyd George, and American President, Woodrow Wilson, issued public explanations of what they hoped to accomplish through a victory over the Central Powers, which were later called Wilson's 14 points. -
German Spring Offensive
Were a series of German attacks along the Western Front. -
Second Battle of the Marne
Was the last major German Spring Offensive on the Western Front. -
Kaiser Abdicated
Wilhem II is overthrown, and a German Republic is made. -
Britain at the end of the First World War
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Versailles Treaty
It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The other Central Powers on the German side of World War I were dealt with in separate treaties.
