La Primera Guerra Mundial Flashcards

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Well, everything began on the 28th of June, 1914, when a serb assassinated the archduke Francisco Ferdinand

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Bueno, todo empezó el 28 de junio de 1914, cuando un serbio asesinó al archiduque Francisco Fernando.

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It was just a question of time for war to break out.

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Era sólo cuestión de tiempo para que la guerra estallara.

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When Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, all the other countries began to take part.

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Cuando Austria-Hungría le declaró la guerra a Serbia, todos los demás países empezaron a tomar partido.

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Russia had an alliance with Serbia, so Serbia entered the war.

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Rusia tenía una alianza con Serbia, así que entró a la guerra.

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An alliance is an agreement between two or more countries to help each other.

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Una alianza es un acuerdo entre dos o más países para ayudarse entre sí.

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Europe had so many alliances that what began as a conflict between two countries became a war among many.

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Europa tenía tantas alianzas que lo que empezó como un conflicto entre dos países se convirtió en una guerra entre muchos.

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On one side, the Allied Forces included Serbia, France, Belgium, Russia and Great Britan

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Por un lado, las “Fuerzas Aliadas” comprendían a Serbia, Francia, Bélgica, Rusia y Gran Bretaña.

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On the other side, the Central powers were Austria Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Otoman Empire.

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Por el otro lado, las “Potencias Centrales” eran Austria-Hungría, Alemania, Bulgaria y el Imperio otomano.

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At that time, Woodrow Wilson, the president of the United States, tried to keep his country out of the war.

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Para ese entonces, Woodrow Wilson, el presidente de Estados Unidos, trató de mantener a su país fuera de la guerra.

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On the 7th of May in 1915 a german submarine drowned a british transatlantic boat called the Lusitania, and 128 US civilians died in the accident.

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El 7 de mayo de 1915 un submarino alemán hundió a un trasatlántico británico llamado Lusitania, y 128 civiles estadounidenses murieron en el percance.

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In this telegram, the German government asked Mexico to join the war effort.

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En este telegrama, el gobierno alemán le pedía a México que se sumará al esfuerzo bélico.

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In exchange, Germany would help Mexico recover the territories that it had lost to the US in the 19th century which included California to Texas.

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A cambio, Alemania ayudaría a México a recuperar los territorios que había perdido contra los Estados Unidos en el siglo XIX los cuales abarcaban desde California hasta Texas.

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On the other hand, an internal revolution forced Rusia to leave the war in 1917, which made the Allied Forces desperate to get help.

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Por otro lado, una revolución interna obligó a Rusia a salirse de la guerra en 1917, lo que hizo que las Fuerzas Aliadas se sintieran desesperadas por conseguir ayuda.

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The US congress approved the Selective Service law, which ordered all men between 20 and 30 years old to register to give military service.

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El congreso de Estados Unidos aprobó la Ley del Servicio Selectivo, que ordenaba a todos los hombres entre los 20 y los 30 años de edad que se registrarán para prestar servicio militar.

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Finally, on November 11 of 1918, the germans agreed to sin an armistice or cease fire.

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Finalmente, el 11 de noviembre de 1918 los alemanes convinieron en firmar un armisticio, o cese al fuego.

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Many historians believe that the strong punishment imposed on Germany in the Treaty of Versalles was one of the causes of the Second World War, 20 years later.

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Muchos historiadores creen que los fuertes castigos impuestos a Alemania en el Tratado de Versalles fueron una de las causas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, 20 años después.