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This created two camps bound by commitments to mantain sovereignty or intervene military.
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Linked Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
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An example of Imperialism. It brought the Triple Entente together.
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Linked France, Great Britain and Russia
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However, the naval race was never a real contest for the British.
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Airplanes were just being involved and used in wars at this time
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The Schlieffen Plan Ended, and it didnt succeed.
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He was shot and killed by a Serbian man who thought Serbia should control Bosnia instead of Austria.
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Because its leader had been shot, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
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This was due to the allianze Russia had with Serbia and the allianze Germany had with Austria-Hungary.
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This was due to the allianze France had with Serbia and the allianze Germany had with Austria-Hungary.
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It became known as The Great War because it affected people all over the world. The war was fought between "The Triple Allianze" and "The Triple Entente"
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Lots of new jobs were created, such as making weapons in factories. Some women got the chance to work for the first time.
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Naval battles mainly took place in the North Sea and the Atlantic. Britain used blockades to stop Germany from receiving supplies by sea. Germany reacted by using U-boats (submarines) to attack ships travelling to Britain.
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Long ditches were dug in the ground. Soldiers lived in the trenches and sometimes climbed out to attack. Around one million soldiers were killed, wounded or missing.
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American troops provided resources into the western front and it finally tipped the scale in the Allies’ favor.
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At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France.