HIST 1400 Lecture 5: World War I Notes
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The lamps are going out all over europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime. -sir edward grey 1914. German u-boats are taking out 10 ships a day by 1917. When you march into france, let the last man on the right brush the channel with his plan . Maginot line by france of fortress towns against the invasion of germans (germany marches around) October 6, 1908 austria annexes bosnia herzegovina. Russia and france favor serbia against germany and austria-hungary. Some damned foolish thing in the balkans will ignite europe into war. 1914- french use 1200 parisian taxis to transport troops. 1915- first use of lethal gas at ypres, belgium. Sarajevo june 28, 1914 gavrilo princip of the black hand assassinate. Wwi erupts and alliances declare war like dominos. Trenches were the concentration camps of wwi . July to november 1916 relieve pressure at verdun.
