HIST 011 Lecture 1: WORLD WAR I AND ITS AFTERMATH
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Events that lead up to wwi: serbian assassinates austrian archduke francis ferdinand austrian gov"t issues ultimatum threatening war w/ serbia, invades 4 days after russia mobilizes against. Austria germany mobilizes against ru germany declares war against fr (ally of ru), goes through neutral belgium gb declares war against de (deutschland) Nationalism, imperialism, militarism, combo of public and secret alliances. Us faced problems bc everybody wants to blockade each other, gb stop taking our ships in the north sea dammit. Wilson protested against gb seizure of us ships as violation of neutral nation"s right to freedom of the seas (wilson they"re at war, do you think they rly care) De"s only hope was obi wan-- kidding it"s actually submarines which they use for blockades. Warn that ships attempting to the enter the war zone (water in gb isles) are risking being sunk. Lusitania crisis: de sinks gb passenger liner lusitania, most passengers drowned (128 were us ppl),