WORLD WAR1

WORLD WAR 1

The Great War

World war 1 was a military conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918 which involved most of the world's great power, assembled in two opposing alliance: the Allies against the Central powers. more than 70 milion military persinnel, including 60 milion Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest war in hystory. More than 15 milion people were killed, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in hystory. this war is also known as the first world war,the Great War, the World War, and the War to end all Wars.

The assassination on 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria the heir to throne of Austria-Hungary, is seen as the immediate trigger of the war, though long-tern causes, such as imperialistic foreign policy, played a major role. Ferdinand’s assassination at the hands of Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip resulted in demands against the Kingdom of Serbia. Several alliances that had been formed over the past decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; with all having colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world.

the straw that broke the camel's back

the schlieffen plan for invade France in 1914

The War

The conflict opened with the German invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg and France; the Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia and a Russian attack against Prussia. After the German march on Paris was brought to a halt, the western front settled into a static battle of attrition with a trench line that changed little until 1917. In the East, the Russian army successfully fought against the Austro-Hungarian forces but were forced back by the German army. Additional fronts opened with Turkey joining the war in 1914, the Italy in 1915 and Romania in 1916.

Europe after ww1

The end of war

German knocked Russia out of the war in 1917 (and the USA entered into the war). After a 1918 German offensive along the western front, American forces entered the trenches and the German armies were driven back an a series of successfully allied offensives. Germany surrendered on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. By the war’s end, four major imperial powers the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires had been militarily and politically defeated, with the last two ceasing to exist. The revolutionized Soviet Union emerged from the Russian Empire, while the map of central Europe was completely redrawn into numerous smaller states. The league of Nations was formed in the hope of preveting another such conflict.

Thank you Francesco Ranauro 5ECA 09/05/2023