// TODO: rename title to be more general
// TODO: fix rest of sheet since this is a data dump
// TODO: Add information before and after
// TODO: Include OPCVL

# World War I

## MAIN long-term causes of WWI

- `Militarism`: Military competition between countries causes arms races
- `Alliances`: Countries become larger forces by joining forces with others to from larger "teams"
- `Imperialism`: Eating countries causes even larger forces and conflicts
- `Nationalism`: Patriotism and pride (sore losers)

## Timeline

 - European society becomes increasingly **militaristic** and **nationalistic**
    - People **welcomed** war
 - Austria-Hungary implicates Serbia in assassination of Franz Ferdinand
 - German government promises to support Austria-Hungary
    - Similar to `blank cheque`: Promise to do anything
 - Austria-Hungary sends Serbia an ultimatum
    - Stop all hatred against Austria-Hungary (sure)
    - Punish those involved in assassination (sure)
    - Let Austro-Hungarian police yeet terrorist organisation responsible for assassination (heck no)
 - Serbia refuses to allow the last request, causing Austria-Hungary to declare war
 - Russia tries to come to Serbia's aid because they are friends
 - Germany declares war on Russia and France
 - Germany tries and fails to enact Schlieffen Plan
    - As they invade Belgium, Britain declares war on Germany over "a scrap of paper" (75-year-old treaty with Belgium to defend it)

## Schlieffen Plan

 - German plan to avoid a **two-front** war with Russia and France
 
1. Run through Belgium really quickly
2. Kill France
3. Rush back to Germany
4. Kill Russia
5. ???
6. Profit

 - Failed due to following German assumptions:
    - Russia would take longer than six weeks to mobilise forces
    - France would die in six weeks
    - Belgium would not resist
    - Great Britain would not come to Belgium's aid and join the war