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arabera irati lopez de heredia 10 months ago

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WORLD WAR 2 (1914-18)

The early 20th century saw the outbreak of a significant conflict driven by intricate alliances and burgeoning rivalries among major European powers. Key players like Germany, France, and Great Britain found themselves entangled in a web of alliances and diplomatic tensions, leading to an arms race characterized by unprecedented advancements in military technology.

WORLD WAR 2    (1914-18)

WORLD WAR 2 (1914-18)

the course of the war

3d phase (1917-18)
breaking point

Germany surrenders

USA

break balance of forces

intervention

allie with F+GB

withdrow

German troops

western front

soviet revolution

2nd phase (1915-16)
Battle of somme

1 million

no clear end

more losses

german troops

Germany kept positions

“victory” of F+GB

back and fordwars

goals (F and GB)

distract from VERDUN

break. the line

win the war

somme river

4 months and 17 days (deadliest)

France and GB vs Germany

front: 40km

battle of verdun

end

casualties

700.000-900.000 in total

70.000/ month

french counter offensives

succes

germany troops to SOMME

both armies

months, back and forwards

longest battle in the west ( 9 months and 26 days)

french

treanch war

two fronts

focus

not in the city

army

battle

nobody avances

steady

1st phase (1914)
mentality

none of this hapened

strike fast

decisive battle

break the line

2 fronts

west

attacks

France + GB

germany

east

russian attack held by Germany

war of movement

everyone attacks

few months

casus beli and chain reaction
chain reaction

defend france

attack Germany

attack France (Belgium)

defend serbia

attack A-H

Anexation of serbia

war

casus beli

Assasination of the archiduke ferdinand

spark(excuse)

inebitable

coutries looking for it

causes

Arms race
beggining XX

stockage

ammonition

Huge production rate

arms industry

need

transportation

non-qualified workers

raw materials

boost for economy

weapons

chemicals

never before

diplomacy
general thought

30-40 years

not big war

tecnology

powerfull

deadly

Alliance system

triple entente

Russia

GB

France

triple alliance

A-H

Germany

not seeking peace
rivalries
Italy

Italian spakers in A-H

lands in Africa

Austro-Hungary vs Russia

Eastern Europe’s hegemony

balance of power

border conflicts

Germany vs GB

imperial ambitions

germany vs france

no lands overseas

main indurstrial power of europe

france

territories in half of africa

pay costs of war

humiliated

franco- prussian war