HIST 1112 Lecture 13: World War I
Document Summary
Rapid and overwhelming victory of the german states under the leadership of. German empire and the fall of the french empire ruled by napoleon iii - in tur. The war cost napoleon iii everything, and he died in exile in london in 1873. Louis napoleon attempts to stop german unification (captured) France loses alsace-lorraine region (rich in coal and iron): France takes a step back while germany takes a huge leap forward. Otto von bismarck unifies germany (becomes dominant power in europe): Germany had not been unified for hundreds, possibly a thousand years. Due to this man"s actions, germany experiences a power grab that had never b. Crimean war (france, britain and ottoman empire vs. russia): Russians wanted to expand nationalism into the balkan peninsula. Due to russia"s intensely cold climate lasting for long durations, crimea was ve. Crimea gives russia a warm water port for naval power. Russia keeps crimea but no navy or military presence.
