HIST 011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Baltic States, League Of Nations, Zimmermann Telegram
Document Summary
Precursors to the great war/s: patterns of colonial conflict, fear increased due to changes in tech, foreign intervention, modern tech, significance of press papers/media/telegraph (changed everything), phones too, concentration camps, forming of political allies. Russo-japanese war: development of trench warfare, mobile forces needed, global forces used, european insecurities, exacerbated. Balkan conflict (cid:449)ith europe "(cid:1005)(cid:1006)-13: series of rebellions against ottoman empire. Intrigue among the great powers of the allies europe had made: highlights diplomatic tensions, romanians etc. start putting themselves up in protests and such, assassinations come around too, wwi started with franz ferdinand assassination. There"s the allied powers, central powers and the neutrals. Austrian head of state shot after surviving the initial bomb attack on him. Russia asked to help romania after assassination attempt, other countries start forming allies, end up with countries at war with each other over a national issue turned international. Underestimation of the aftermath and sheer extent of effects of it.
