HIST 011 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Benito Mussolini, Meiji Oligarchy, Truman Doctrine
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Chapter outline: ways of the world, chapter 20. The first world war: european civilization in crisis. European states very competitive; large armies and navies. Austria-hungary demanded that serbia answer to the death set of demands. Russia mobilized to help and then germany joined in with austria-hungary. Later when germany attacks belgium, england declared war on germany. New weapons tanks, airplanes, machine guns, and poison gas. Africa, india, china, southeast asia, australia, new zealand, canada and south africa. Fighting occurred in many nations and labor / soldiers were used from these countries to. Ottoman empire enters war on the side of germany became the site of intense ghting which led to the arab revolt against ottoman control. Total war all nations" resources toward war effort. Germany took control over state economy war socialism. The huge amount of the loss of men led to disillusionment among educated men. Millions of men returned home and had to be placed into jobs.
