HIST 11051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 40: Causes Of World War I, Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria, Serbian Nationalism
28 Apr 2019
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June 28, 1914: a serbian nationalist assassinated archduke franz ferdinand, heir to the. Austrian throne: general war broke out by august 1914 factors that contributed to the outbreak and character of the war industrialized militarism. War in europe: germany"s war plan, germany called for a swift defeat of france, longer war with russia. Germany: nicholas ii, who had taken direct control of the front, incompetent, germany quickly developed a war of maneuver: no static front. Italian and balkan fronts: russia did well against the austro-hungarians, bulgaria joins central powers in 1915, serbia, montenegro overrun by central powers in 1915, rumania joined allies to regain transylvania and quickly overrun. Rearrangement of the map of central europe. The united states appeared as a global power in asia and africa, many gained military skills and political awareness: paris peace treaties, 14 points. Woodrow wilson"s plan for a non-punitive peace. Germany agreed to an armistice based on 14 points.
