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B the unexpected war: defense superior to offense: war of attrition (especially in the west) human and economic. 1 central powers (german, austro-hungarian, ottomon empire, bulgaria) 2 allied powers: france, great britain, russia, serbia, romania. 1. 64 to 1 in manpower and 1. 4 to 1 in gdp. 1. 85 to 1 in manpower; 3. 25 to 1 in gdp: tanks and yanks. Russia collapses, 1917 with march, october revolutions; treaty of brestlitovsk (march 1918) results: april, us joins wr over german use of submarines and zimmerman telegram (help to mexican rebels attacking us south west) War becomes more of a morality play; i. e ideological war (like war of religion) hence aspects of the. 11-11-1918 at 11 a. m. germans seek truce rather than defeat (the tanks had pushed back the front line to their frontier) Ethnic geography v. political geography (maps) (how do you divide up the losing empires)
