HST 106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria, Otto Von Bismarck, Trench Warfare
21 Sep 2019
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Rising tensions era: 1871-1914 peace throughout europe-tried to keep balance after napoleonic, balance threatened as germany emerges as most powerful state, otto von bismarck (german chancellor) signed defense treaty with. Austria-hungary in 1879 to help with possible anti-german alliance between. Battles of tannenberg: august 26-30, russian army defeated and greatly destroyed by germans. Battle of masurian lakes: september 7-14, russian threat in germany now taken care of, russians forced back into own territory, 2. 5 million russian casualties so far, germans and austrians joined by bulgarians in september 1915 serbia eliminated from war. The great slaughter: trench warfare increases, british start using tanks on western front 1915, poison gas introduced 1915. War expands: colonies recruited from colonies-india, north africa, central asia, australia, New zealand: turks take german side after british attack near constantinople 1915, ottoman empire destroyed (after 600 years) 1918 by british in egypt. Americans die: november 1917- bolshevik revolution russia withdraws from war .
