unit 6 topic 2 - the road to war notes 2
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10.5 and 10.6 : Students analyze the causes, effects and course of the First World War.
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The Road to War
Chapter 25 Pages 843-854
10.5 and 10.6 : Students analyze the causes, effects and course of the First World War.
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New Topics
I. The Road to War
II. The Outbreak of War
III. Strategies and Stalemate
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I. The Road to War
A. The Bosnian Crisis
B. Second Moroccan Crisis
C. Powder keg in the Balkans
10.5 and 10.6 : Students analyze the causes, effects and course of the First World War.
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A. The Bosnian Crisis
• Many groups wanted control of Balkan Peninsula– Slavic groups and independence– Austria-Hungary and Russia– The Ottoman Empire
• 1908: Austria Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina– Serbian Nationalists angry– Russia Angry– Ottoman angry
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B. Second Moroccan Crisis
• France sends troops to Morocco
• Germany sends Panther to Morocco
• Countries are protecting their colonies
• Britain feared increasing German naval power
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C. Powder keg in the Balkans
• 1911- Italy attacks Ottoman Empire to get colonies
• 1912: Serbia, and others, launch nationalistic wars in Balkan Peninsula– Austria-Hungary feared Serbian power– Serbia resented Austria Hungary
• 1913 International conference– A-H forced Serbia out but embarrassed – Russia embarrassed: seen as weak at protecting its
Slavic brothers
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II. The Outbreak of War
A. One Death leads to Millions…
B. Germany and Austria’s Response
C. The role of Russia
D. The Schlieffen Plan
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A. One Death leads to Millions…
• June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated– The Black Hand and
Serbian nationalism
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B. Germany and Austria’s Response
• “Blank check” or active support
• Germany and Austria-Hungary wanted a swift, local war– Concern over Russian, French and British
involvement– Austria-Hungary delivers an ultimatum
• Serbia barely responds
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C. The role of Russia
• The elite feared war could cause a revolution
• Pan-Slavic groups wanted Serbian support– Make up for 1908 and 1911
• The mobilization issue for Russia
• Britain and France hoped for a conference– Austria- Hungary said no– But feared German power
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The Schlieffen Plan
• German fear of a two front war
• Beat France quickly, then go after Russia– Russia slow to mobilize– Attack on France will bring in Britain
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10.5 and 10.6 : Students analyze the causes, effects and course of the First World War.
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10.5 and 10.6 : Students analyze the causes, effects and course of the First World War.
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III. Strategies and Stalemate
A. Failure of the Schlieffen Plan
B. The Western Front
C. The Eastern Front
D. The Ottoman Empire
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A. Failure of the Schlieffen Plan
• Germany overruns Belgium and pushes France back nearly to Paris.– French élan was no match for German machine guns.
• German’s pull short of Paris.– Poor compasses and maps?– Actually outran their own army.
• France counter attacks with the Taxi charge.– This begins the Battle of the Marne.– The German advance is halted.
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10.5 and 10.6 : Students analyze the causes, effects and course of the First World War.
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B. The Western Front
• Defensive war– Trench warfare and No Man’s land– Little mobility
• Industrial war
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B. The Eastern Front
• Russia takes massive casualties– Battle of Tannenberg– 250,000 lost by Russia
• Ottoman Empire joins Central Powers– Italy and defensive war
• Failure at Gallipoli
• Germany makes massive inroads into Russia
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C. The Ottoman Empire
• Wanted to regain empire
• Fell behind the west
• Wins at Gallipoli but…– Arabic nationalism– Lawrence of Arabia
• Will cease to exist
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• Bosnian crisis• Serbia• Bosnia-Herzegovina• Archduke Franz
Ferdinand • The Black Hand• Pan-Slavism
• Neutrality• Schlieffen Plan• Élan• First Battle of the
Marne• Battle of Tannenberg• Gallipoli
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10.5 and 10.6 : Students analyze the causes, effects and course of the First World War.
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What we know
• Role of Imperialism, nationalism and Militarism
• Alliances • The Great War will not be a short war.• Failure of Schleiffen plans forces Germany
into a two front war.• Trench lines and little movement will
dominate war• Massive casualties.