HIS 1110 Study Guide - John J. Pershing, Alexander Kerensky, Erich Ludendorff
Document Summary
The war at sea: blockade : ingress (no one allowed to break through to get to their german territory), egress (no one allowed to get out of the blockade) Allies described german proposal as empty and insincere . President wilson suggested to both sides an interchange of views to clear out the difficulties. Pope benedict xv (elected in september 1914-january 1922) described the situation in europe as the suicide of civilized europe . He tried in 1916 and 1917 to mediate between the two parties but both sides rejected his initiative. German protestants called it a papal peace. The french (george clemenceau) said the pope"s initiative is anti- Pope continued his efforts in humanitarian terms attending to prisoners, exchange of wounded people, bring food deliveries. Shows an attempt to end the war: allies wanted from the germans a definition of their objectives (such as restoration of the independence of belgium, serbia, montenegro, evacuation of territories invaded in.
