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World War one
between 1914 and 1918
the first world war took place
also known as the great war
for being one of the bloodiest events in universal history
it left around 15 million victims . military . and civilians
but what were the causes of this unprecedented world event
To understand the origin of the conflict, we must go back several years
in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
the european political atmosphere was troubled
due to the prevailing nationalism in each country
everyone wanted to increase their power to dominate the world
This is why the African and Asian colonies became so important
Great Britain, France, and Germany . ruled the world due to their colonial policy
and they were not willing to give up on them . or their resources
at the same time and consequently . a strong arms competition arose
If they wanted to be part of the great world powers, they had to have an arsenal to match the circumstances.
they were also fighting to gain dominance in the international arms trade
this period is known as armed peace
that is, although there were no wars, all the countries were armed in silence
As we will see later . all this caused the war to become the bloodiest . and most devastating warfare . ever known
in turn, relations between France and Germany were strained
in 18 70 . France had lost the territories of Alsace and Lorraine . against Germany
later the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck . with the desire to isolate France . created the League of three emperors
along with the Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires
however, this union was dissolved in 18 78
due to the confrontation between Russia and Austria-Hungary in the Balkans
so the latter consolidated their alliance with Germany
which Italy later joined
forming the Triple Alliance
on the other hand . relations between Germany and Russia . cooled down
and France took the opportunity to become involved with the Russian tsar in 18 94
in 19 oh 4 . England joined France . and in 19 oh 7 . they joined Russia
establishing the Triple Entente
militarization was evident and mistrust reigned in the environment
with the creation of these two great sides, the conflict was served
Let us recap
on the one hand we had the triple alliance . formed by Germany . italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire
and on the other the Triple Entente . with Great Britain . France . and Russia in front
however the definitive trigger . was the murder of archduke Francisco Fernando
heir to the throne of Austria Hungary . by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during his visit to Sarajevo
at that moment the events happened
be careful not to lose yourself
Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the attack
and on July 28, knowing that he had the support of Germany, he declared war on Serbia
Russia supports Serbia
and on August first Germany declares war on Russia
on August 2nd  German troops crossed the Luxembourg border
and thus declaring war on France . on August third
that same day the war was a fact
and the British Foreign Minister spoke these words
the lights go out now all over Europe
it may happen that we never see the lights again
On August fourth . Great Britain declared war on Germany . by not respecting the neutrality of Belgium . by trying to pass its troops through this country
on August tenth the Austro-Hungarian Empire attacked Russia
and consequently on August twelfth . Britain and France declared war
on August 23rd Japan . which had signed an alliance with Great Britain in 19 oh 2
declared war on Germany
and on august 25th austria . declared war on Japan
Italy despite being part of the Triple Alliance . remained neutral until 19 15
but lets not anticipate events
you could say that in September 19 14
all of Europe was at war
all countries took up arms
Germany had 1 million 913 thousand 850 men on the front
AustriaHungary , with 160 thousand
Russia with two million, but poorly armed
and Englands strong point was its naval fleet . and the indigenous soldiers of the colonizing armies
Thus began a war that they believed would last for a few weeks,
but that lasted 4 years 3 months and 14 days
in this war . the use of the machine gun . ended the cavalry
and platoons were created
trench warfare introduced the use of mortar
and artillery multiplied calibres and ranges
suffocating gases were used
leading to chemical warfare
the concept of air warfare arose here, where battles were also fought with airplanes
in turn the bombardment plane was created initiated to the conflict
at the same time the confrontation took to the sea
the british army had naval supremacy
and Germany wanted to end it
therefore the Germans implemented the use of their submarines destroying many British ships
until Britain found a way to counter its losses, also attacking submarines
with all these novelties the war of rapid and sudden movements began
the Germans developed the schlieffen plan
to invade France from Belgium
part of the German troops would go to the right to distract
while the bulk would press down the left wing to get to Paris
however, the plan did not go as expected
since part of the German troops . came to the aid of Austria-Hungary to stop the Russian advance
For its part, the French Navy developed Plan 17
it consisted of attacking
with four French armies . the German forces . and reserve an army for defense
although they managed to contain the enemy troops . 80 kilometers from the French capital
rapid German movements foiled the plan as an offensive maneuver
at this point the battle of Marne took place
the first great battle of this war
it was vital to achieve the German block
another of the first great battles was that of Ypres
in it the Germans wanted to control the coast of the English Channel to block England
the allies defeated them, but the germans established a front to isolate Britain
while on the eastern front
Germany slows the Russian advance . in the battle of Tannenberg
still and despite the efforts of the Central Front, Russia advanced to krakow
By the end of the first year of war . Serbian capital Belgrade had fallen into the hands of the AustroHungarian Empire
however, thanks to the Russian army threatening Budapest, Austria-Hungary withdrew from Belgrade and the Serbs were able to recover it
all these initial movements ended up stagnating in the trenches,
the Germans created the Hindenburg line
a front of more than 700 kilometers of trenches from the Nord Sea to the Swiss border
which remained practically static for two years
it blocked the advance of troops on the western front
therefore on this front there were small offensives
in which 200 thousand men died . to advance a little more than half a kilometer of land
neither of the two blocks carried out decisive attacks until 19 16 at the Battle of Verdun
despite how bloody and long it was, the Germans stayed at the gates of the city
these had to come . to defend the area of the somme river from the British attack
in 19 15 on the eastern and balkan front . Russia was withdrawing within its territory before the German advance
in addition . Bulgaria entered the war in favor of the Central Empires
allowing them to invade Serbia Montenegro and Albania
in 19 16 Russia and Romania failed to stop the Austrian and Bulgarian advance . that invaded Romania almost entirely
at the same time Italy . which had remained neutral until now . entered the war in 19 15 in favor of the allies . and occupied AustroHungarian territories
On May 31st 19 16 . the Battle of Jutland was fought
a major naval showdown between the British Great Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet
Great Britain came out victorious . demonstrating her superiority
still the Germans broke the blockade and introduced submarine attacks into their strategy
in fact in May 19 15 . a German submarine torpedoed a British civilian cruise ship . in which 12 hundred people died
among which 128 were US citizens
this event strained US relations with Germany
so when on January 16th 19 17 . a telegram was discovered . in which Germany proposed an alliance to Mexico to attack its neighbor
The United States declared war on the imperial powers
this marked a new turning point in the war
The United States began preparing supplies and troops . to land in Europe and assist the United Kingdom and France.
while the English carried out an offensive on Flanders . to neutralize the German submarine bases in Belgium
For their part, the French maintained their forces over the Verdun and champagne areas.
at this point of the confrontation all the countries had their internal problems
citizens were fed up . with the cruelty of the war . its duration, and the shortage of supplies . leading to numerous strikes and mutinies
but the country hardest hit in this regard was Russia
in early 19 17 . the internal conflict was in full swing
the war and its defeats was excessively punishing the Russian people
causing its despair
after the two revolutions which we can tell you more details in another draw my life
tsarist Russia was coming to an end
months later the Bolsheviks took control
and Russia came out of the war
signing the armistice with Germany . by means of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty in March 19 18
now the allies were focused on recovering Macedonia from the Bulgarian hands
they landed in Greece . and after the battle of Dobro Pole . Bulgaria was defeated and signed an armistice
then they liberated Romania from AustroHungarian control
the Serbs recovered their capital Belgrade
and the Italians took Albania
these had been defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Caporetto
but later they regained their strength and gained ground
In addition to the defeats, the AustroHungarian Empire suffered the uprising . in various areas of its territory supported by the Allies
so in October 19 18 the new state of Czechoslovakia was established
the Slavic peoples of the South . together with the Serbs . formed the kingdom of Serbia
and Hungary became independent
the empire was falling apart
and in November 19 18 . AustriaHungary signed the armistice with the allies . and the Republic of Austria is created
at the same time the Ottoman empire, also a German ally, was on the ropes
Britain was helping Arabia to revolt from Turkish rule
along with the famous Lawrence of Arabia
finally British troops attacked from Iraq and the Middle East
with Jerusalem and bahgdad taken, the Ottoman Empire surrendered.
Now lets go back in time and go to the western front
in March 19 18 the Germans unleashed their great final offensive in France
They started successfully . and in July they had advanced on the Marne, being 50 kilometers from Paris
but thanks to the support of the American troops . the allies managed to stop the advance in the battle of chateau thierry
then in July 19 18 . the allies launched the counterattack in the second battle of the Marne . and the weakened German troops withdrew
the allies continued the attack on Amiens . unleashing the second battle of the Somme
as early as September . the Germans were forced to retreat behind the Lindenburg line
they were being pressured and cornered, both by their enemies and by their own soldiers and citizens
so when in November all their fronts were fractured . and internal protests followed one another . Kaiser William the second abdicated
on November 11 Germany signed the armistice ending a long war and giving victory to the Triple Entente
on June 28 the 19 19 . the final end of war agreement was signed
the Versailles Treaty
in it, the victorious countries recognized Germany and its allies as responsible for the war
imposing territorial, military, moral, political, and economic sanctions
Germany was obliged to reduce its army and armament and compensate the rest of the countries for the damage caused
also lost its colonial and European territories
it was implemented on January 10th 19 20
it generated a deeper hatred . and planted the seed of the Second World War
the history of the great European empires
the German, the Russian, the Austro-Hungarian, and the Ottoman had come to an end
and the new countries were in ruin.
a stronger nationalist sentiment was created
in short in World War one . 65 million people fought . of whom eight and a half million died
civilian casualties approached seven million
war tithe farmland and cities across Europe
in addition great epidemics of diseases were unleashed
Did you know that Germany finished paying its Versailles Treaty debts in 20 10
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