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The Great War
MANIA Militarism Alliance Nationalism Imperialism Assassination
Triple Alliance Triple Alliance Germany Austria-Hungary Italy
Triple Entente France Russia Great Britain
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand June28,1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand on a visit to Sarajevo was shot and killed by a Serbian Gavrilo Princip
July 23, Austria- Hungary presented an ultimatum to Serbia July 28, Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia
The Schlieffen Plan Germany’s plan to fight a two front war against France and Russia
Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Bulgaria The Ottoman Empire
Battle of the Marne The first major German defeat occurred when France stopped Germany at the Marne River
The Western Front 500 miles that went from the North Sea to the Swiss border
“no man’s land”
British artillery firing on the Germans at the Battle of the Somme Advancing troops in the Battle of the Somme
New weapons of war Machine gun Poison gas Armored tank Airplane submarine
The Eastern Front
The Great War Militarism Allianceationalism Imperialism Assassination Triple Alliance- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Triple Entente- France, Russia, and Great Britain. June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand on a visit to Sarajevo was shot and killed by a Serbian Gavrilo Princip July 23- Austria-Hungary presented an ultimatum to Serbia July 28-Austria declared war on Serbia Schlieffen Plan- Two Front War (Germany) Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire Allies- Great Britain, France, Russia, (Japan and Italy joined later). Battle of the Marne- First major German defeat Western Front- 500 miles from the North Sea to the Swiss border Trench Warfare- “no man’s land” New weapons of war- machine gun, poison gas, armored tank, airplane and submarine. Eastern Front- along the Russian-German border