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Triple Alliance
German, Italy, and Austria-Hungary came together in the Triple Alliance. -
Triple Entente
Then, Great Britain, France, and Russia formed the Triple Entente. -
Main cause
The World War 1 finally arrived by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinard. -
Trench Warfare
2 month later, Europe was at war. The widespread use of Trench Warfare on the Western front in France created a destructive statement that lasted 4 years. -
Arthur Zimmerman
He created "The Zimmerman Telegram" that was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the U.S.A entered WW1 against Germany (that promised to help Mexico to reclaim the territory it had lost). -
United States
3 years later the WW1 initiated, the United States entered the war because they found all about the telegram. -
German Submarine Warfare
This type of warfare was one of the two main factors leading to the entry of the United States into the war, because of unrestricted
attacks by submarines. -
The last years of the war
Germany initiated a final major offensive on the Western Front, but they lost 2 crucial battles and William II was forced to leave Germany. -
William II of Germany
His dismissal of Bismarck and support of German impearlism, anti-British foreign policy, refusal to renew treaty with Russia, encouragement of Autro-Hugarian agression, were some causes of why he left Germany -
Peace Settlements
President of the U.S.A (Woodrow Wilson) propose the creation for a League of Nations that was accepted. And the French accepted a defensive alliance with Great Britain and the U.S.A in exchange for a separate Rhineland. -
The treaties
Five treaties ended the war, but the most famous was the Treaty of Versailles.
Germany had to reduce it's military forces, return Alsace and Lorraine to France, cede land to a New Polish State.
