wwI overview prelim
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- Created on: 30-04-18 15:58
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- The First World War
- How was it different from other wars?
- very destructive weapons
- chemical weapons
- supplies affected
- countries sinking each other's food supply ships
- large scale
- involved 28 countries
- civilians affected
- bombing of urban areas
- hunger and starvation
- very high number of war casualties
- fought in land, sea and air
- three major sea battles
- two in south america
- one in europe
- war fronts in Europe, Middle East and Far East
- three major sea battles
- very destructive weapons
- Why called a World War?
- large number of civilians affected
- number of countries involved
- 28 countries by the end of the war
- Two sides that fought
- allied powers
- Russia
- France
- Serbia
- Great Britain
- central powers
- Austria-Hungary
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
- Germany
- allied powers
- Causes
- nationalism
- militarism
- immediate cause
- assassination of Archduke Franz-Ferdinad of Austria-Hungary
- part of an empire
- imperialism
- to gain power and influence
- alliances
- influenced by other countries
- to gain land
- territorial gain
- lack of trust
- How was it different from other wars?
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