HIST 103 Lecture 3: History 103 - The Global Impact of the First World War
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History 103: the global impact of the first world war. Vocabulary: franz ferdinand, june 28, 1914, 3rd battle of ypres, july 31 november 10, 1917, unrestricted submarine warfare, february 1917, treaty of versailles, woodrow wilson, shantung province, league of nations. To understand the nature and importance of the first world war. To determine the effects of participation in the european war on the nations of the world. To identify the postwar changes in the global balance of power: the first world war and its aftermath, the failure of diplomacy, factors leading to war, rivalries, explicit diplomatic rivalries, alliances. Inflexible alliance system: pressure from industrialists to increase armaments production in the. In february 1917 germans are desperate: made the fatal decision to sink anything being sent to any. Germany and the league of nations: us, britain, france, and italy wrote the peace settlement.
