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As a result of the alliances of the countries, the balance of power changed, and when the crisis erupted, the conflict between one country and another evolved into a large-scale war as a result of the alliances and the intervention of other countries, thus triggering the WW1 -
The Triple Alliance refers to Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
The Triple Alliance ended in 1915 because of Italy's participation in World War I -
The Triple Entente included Britain, France and Russia
The Triple Entente was based on the Franco-Russian Alliance.
The Triple Entente began in 1894 -
Heavy artillery, which dropped high explosives, shrapnel, and poison gas on the enemy. -
Tanks were one of the few ways they were able to break through wire defenses. -
a human-made chemical warfare agent that causes blistering of the skin and mucous membranes on contact. -
Aircraft were equipped with machine guns to strafe enemy trenches and troop concentrations. As the planes increased in speed and flying ability, they began to bomb airfields, transportation networks, and industrial facilities. -
This became a labyrinth of trenches and wire fences. Here the defenders could protect themselves with wire, fixed machine guns, and rapid-fire artillery, but the attackers could only attack with infantry armed with bolt-action rifles. As a result, attacks were rarely successful and led to a long period of depressed trench warfare and it was not until the last year of the war that the front line began to move again. It was during this period that Mustard Gas was most widely used.
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Because of this incident, the political situation was ignited and because of this incident Austria-Hungary used the death of Ferdinand as an excuse for Austria-Hungary to issue a request to Serbia to declare war on Serbia, This set the Triple Alliance against Serbia’s allies in the Triple Entente. And became World War I. -
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was outraged by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Serbia and suspected that Serbia was involved in the assassination also a number of demands, which included the involvement of the Austro-Hungarian officials in the investigation of Serbia and the suppression of anti-Austrian propaganda etc. Serbia agreed to most of these demands. but is not all so Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This involved allied nations and thus triggered WW1. -
The battle succeeded in pushing the Germans back 40 to 50 miles, which prevented the capture of Paris. The battle was successful because it restored the confidence of the French to continue the war, and after a long war of attrition, on September 10, the Germans began a general retreat and dug in there for trench warfare. -
The Germans launched a chlorine attack on the Allied trenches, ushering in the modern era of chemical warfare. About 5,000 French and Algerian soldiers were killed. By the end of the war, both sides had used large quantities of chemical weapons and suffered massive casualties. -
The Lusitania sinking made America's decision to enter World War I. The ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat, which killed many Americans, and thus intensified anti-German sentiment in the U.S. The incident played a crucial role in shaping public opinion. -
This was one of the longest and most brutal battles of World War I. Started by the Germans because they thought that the capture of Verdun might force France out of the war, France defended its positions under the command of General Philippe Pétain. The battle also had repercussions as it tied up large numbers of German troops that could have been used elsewhere on the Western Front.
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The British attack was designed to draw German attention to Verdun, and it was one of the bloodiest days in British military history. Some four and a half months later, when the Battle of the Somme came to a standstill, the combined casualties on both sides had exceeded one million. -
The main reason for Russia's withdrawal was due to the turmoil of the Russian Revolution, which was shaped by discontent, food shortages, and military failures, which led to the abdication of Czar Nicholas II, and the rise of the Russian Communist - Bolsheviks, who believed that Germany would lose sooner rather than later, and so it was more important to resolve the internal divisions. -
Before the outbreak of World War I, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sought to maintain US neutrality, but due to escalating German aggression and the fact that the U.S. was given the Zimmerman Note, from which it was learned that Mexico had joined forces with Germany and promised to return the U.S. states to Mexico after victory in the war. -
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic signed a peace treaty with Germany and other Allied Powers. The treaty effectively ended Russia's participation in the war. Russia recognized the independence of Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic states. In addition, Russia ceded large territories to the Allies, including parts of what are now Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic States. These territorial losses were enormous and profoundly affected the geopolitical landscape of Eastern Europe. -
This agreement signaled the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front. It was an agreement between the Allies, including France, the British Empire, Italy and the United States (among others), and Germany. The Armistice essentially amounted to a surrender by Germany, which led to the end of the war. The Allied Powers, primarily Germany and its allies, were the losers of World War I. The Allied Powers were also the losers of World War II. -
World War I had a tremendous impact on American politics, culture, and society. Women's suffrage advocates successfully linked women's patriotic efforts during the war with the right to vote.