World War I

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First half of 20th century



Race for Empire Building



Aggressive Nationalism



Militarism



Fascism and Nazism



Triumph of Democracy over Dictatorship



Experiments in Internationalism



Scientific and Technological Progress



Imperialism of the European Nations



Aggressive Nationalism and Militarism



Diplomatic Groupism



Political Complications in the Balkans



Immediate Cause



Fast Growth of Industries in the 19th Century



Use of Machines  Increase in Production



Markets outside their own Countries



European Merchants  Trade with Asia and Africa



Enmity among European Nations



Race to Acquire Rich Territories



England and France were in the Forefront



Germany entered late



England and France acquired strategic and rich territories



Power and Status of Nation = Territorial Extent



1871: Germany annexed Alsace and Lorraine



Russia and Austria were trying to capture Eastern Europe



Desire to increase glory



Aggressive Nationalism  Militarism



Militarily Powerful Nations  Important role in World Politics



Race to Increase Military and Naval Strength



Europe became Explosive



Politics of Groupism  Strained Relations among European Nations



Increasing Tension

Allied Powers England

France

Russia

Triple Alliance Germany

AustroHungarian

Italy



Desire to Unite all German speaking states of Central Europe



Was not possible unless Austria and France were defeated



Defeated Austria in 1866



Defeated France in 1870



1879: Signed a secret Military Alliance with Austria



1882: Italy joined Germany and Austria



1882: Triple Alliance was born

Bismark, The Chancellor of



1888: Kaisar William II  Emperor of Germany



Ambitions:  To  To  To

Increase the Foreign Trade Acquire New Colonies Build a Powerful Navy  To secure a place of Importance for Germany in World Politics



Achievements:  Acquired Territories  Enlarged his Army  Increased German Naval Powers  New Naval Bases established  Work of the Construction of Kiel

Canal

Kaisar William II – Emperor of Germany



1902: Alliance of England and Japan



Increasing German Navy  Challenge to English Empire



Berlin-Baghdad Railway  Threat to English Influence in Asia



To make the position Strong and protect the Empire



1904: Alliance of England and France



France threatened by German Expansion



Resolved outstanding disputes between France and England



1907: Alliance of England and Russia



Three years after Anglo-French Alliance, England and Russia entered an Alliance to solve their Outstanding disputes



Balkans: Eastern European Territory – Part of the Turkish Empire



Balkans: Strategically Important



Control over Balkans  Influence over Mediterranean Sea



England and France feared their passage to Asia



They interfered in the politics of Eastern Europe



Austria coveted Balkan Territory



Revolution in Turkey 1908



Bulgaria in Balkans declared Independence



Serbia achieved Independence



Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovinia



Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand



Archduke Franz Ferdinand was at Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28th, 1914



Killed in Bosnia by Serbian Nationalist



Immediately led to War

Archduke Franz Ferdinand – Crown Prince of Austria

Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke



Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated



Austria wanted crush Serbia



German support for Austria-Hungary



Austria serves ultimatum



Serbia’s refusal to accept demands

England joins the war in ` August, 1914. America joins in 1917.

Germany declares war on Russia

Austria took Advantage German Support AustriaHungary

Course of WWI Russian SupportSerbia

28/07/1914 Austria attacks Serbia

23/07/1914 Russia Mobilizes Forces

America enters WWI

America declared war against Germany in 1917 GR – 2 marks Germany uses submarin es going against America’s warnings

American ship Lusitania sunk by German Submarin e

Many Americans lost their lives

6/04/191 7 America Declares war on Germany

American entry strengthened the Allied Powers

Japan served China with 21 Imperialist Demands

The Paris Peace Treaty was signed in 19191920

One by one Central Powers surrendered

India was unnecessarily drawn into the war

The Treaty of Versailles was imposed on Germany

Germany signed ceasefire in November, 1918

WWI came to an end on 11th November, 1918



American entry strengthened the Allies



Central Powers were unable to withstand the Opposition



Surrendered one by one



Germany surrendered



Accepted Cease-fire in November, 1918

4 marks

Human Loss 

More than 10 million European Soldiers died



More than 1 lakh American Soldiers died



Twice the number of dead were wounded



The future of Europe was affected

Economic Loss



Economic loss due to use of Destructive Weapons was enormous Civilian property was lost



Trade and Industry came to a standstill



Except USA and Japan, all states  Bankrupt



Formation of The League of Nations 

International Organization



Created in 1920



To Guarantee Independence and Territorial Integrity of all nations, big or small

Birth of New Nations 

The map of Europe was redrawn



Many new nations were born

Emergence of Great Power 

The USA became a Great World Power



Political, Military and Economic centre of Power shifted from Europe to America

Seeds of World War II 

Weaknesses in formulation of 5 Peace Treaties



Resentment among defeated Nations



Paved way to the Second World War

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