highschool/Grade 10/History/CHC2DZ/Unit 1: World War I.md

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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