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- Describe the impact of the Great War on Europe and its causes (list the ones provided)
.It reshaped the world map, created new technogy, planes, tanks, weapons,
How did the unification of Germany and its rising power disrupt relations in Europe?
since Germany started growing their army, and navy other nations became weary about their abitions. Since they have already beaten france
- Describe Bismarckian diplomacy. Why did the alliance system he created ultimately fall?
.Bismarck’s most important diplomatic objective was to prevent France from allying itself with either Austria-Hungary or Russia to create a coalition of enemies in both the east and the west. In 1873 he negotiated the Three Emperors’ League with Russia and Austria-Hungary.
failed to islote france
- Examine the emergence of the two alliance systems that arose at the turn of the 20 th century. What factors played a role in the formation of these systems?
.It was one of the causes of WWI with all of these allaenices, once one nation goes to war, the aliied one has to help then so on and so on.
- Describe the short -term causes to war. That is, what events led to the coming of War by
1914? How did the crisis in the Balkans lead to the coming of a general war?
.July crisis, bosnian crisis, balkan wars, moroccan crisis
- Outline what occurred in June of 1914 and the steps that led to war throughout July.
.assaination, blank qheck, AH list of demands
.Describe the general mood and atmosphere at the outbreak of the war. What were the
common perceptions and beliefs about War? How did the Great War challenge these?
.it was thought to be short, a convetional war, wearing colours, trained invduals. It took away those believes.
- Describe the War on the following Fronts: Western Front, Home Front, Eastern Front.
.western front, slow, stale mate, eastern, fast, less advanced, home front: depressing, trysome, more sociality
.9. Describe the War on land, in the air, and at sea. Why was the sea so important to the War?
.the sea was where all of the reasources came, because it was a war of atrrion it was crousal that there was reasources
Explain why the Americans remained neutral for so long and then joined the war on the
side of the allies. What factors brought them into the war?
.They did not want to invlove themselves in european matters.
1. Germany continued navy warfare even though they said they would.
2. Germany sunk the luistanana which had US people on it
3. Us if they do help the allies they will be repaid for their efforts
4. The zimmerman tellagram
5.wanted to promote decomcy in the world,
