WORLD WAR 2
(1914-18)
causes
rivalries
germany vs france
france
franco- prussian war
humiliated
pay costs of war
territories in half of africa
main indurstrial power of europe
no lands overseas
Germany vs GB
imperial ambitions
Austro-Hungary vs Russia
Eastern Europe’s hegemony
border conflicts
balance of power
Italy
lands in Africa
Italian spakers in A-H
diplomacy
not seeking peace
Alliance system
triple alliance
Germany
A-H
Italy
triple entente
France
GB
Russia
general thought
tecnology
deadly
powerfull
30-40 years
not big war
Arms race
weapons
never before
powerfull
deadly
chemicals
arms industry
boost for economy
need
raw materials
non-qualified workers
transportation
beggining XX
Huge production rate
stockage
ammonition
the course
of the war
casus beli and
chain reaction
war
inebitable
coutries looking for it
casus beli
spark(excuse)
Assasination of the
archiduke ferdinand
chain reaction
A-H
Anexation of serbia
Russia
defend serbia
attack A-H
Germany
attack France (Belgium)
GB
defend france
attack Germany
1st phase
(1914)
war of movement
few months
everyone attacks
2 fronts
east
russian attack held by Germany
west
attacks
germany
France + GB
mentality
break the line
decisive battle
strike fast
none of this hapened
2nd phase
(1915-16)
treanch war
steady
nobody avances
two fronts
focus
battle
army
not in the city
battle of verdun
french
germany
longest battle in the west
( 9 months and 26 days)
both armies
months, back and forwards
end
germany troops to SOMME
french counter offensives
succes
casualties
70.000/ month
700.000-900.000 in total
Battle of somme
somme river
front: 40km
France and GB vs Germany
4 months and 17 days
(deadliest)
goals
(F and GB)
break. the line
win the war
distract from VERDUN
back and fordwars
no clear end
“victory” of F+GB
Germany kept positions
more losses
german troops
casualties
1 million
3d phase
(1917-18)
breaking point
withdrow
Russia
soviet revolution
German troops
western front
USA
intervention
allie with F+GB
break balance of forces
Germany surrenders