HIST 2013 Quiz: 9-21-15 Lecture 2 - America and the Great War
25 Aug 2016
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Four main reasons war breaks out in europe: imperialism, arms race, nationalism. Serbia the black hand terrorist group that starts to shake things up in an attempt to gain bosnia as part of serbia: alliances. Bosnia allied with austro-hungarian empire, bulgaria, ottoman empire, Serbia allied with russia who is allied with france who is allied with britain. Shoots and kills archduke ferdinand as he walks out when they were lost. Austria-hungary declares war on serbia after a 48-hour threat at the end of june: july 28, 1914 austria-hungary had to wait to find out if germany will come through to back them. The schlieffen plan designed to invade france: germany on the offensive. Britain declares war on germany: german attack stalls. No man"s land, front-line trench, front-line dug-out (couldn"t withstand artillery shell), support trench with concrete block house for machine gun, deep dug-out (could withstand artillery), communication. Trenches (between support and reserve trenches), reserve trench.
