the-first-world-war

TheFirstWorldWarTheFirstWorldWarTime:July28th,1914—November11th,1918Cause:•Theimbalanceinpoliticalandeconomicdevelopmentbetweenthecapitalistpowers.•Theformationofthetwomajormilitaryaggressiongroup.a.TripleAlliance:ItalyAustriaandGermanb.TripleEntente：BritainFranceandRussiaTheblastingoftheFirstWorldWarSarajevo萨拉热窝事件TheOutbreakofTheWarIn1914.7.28,Austro-HungarianEmpireDeclaredwaronSerbiaMorethan65millionmentookpartinit.Andabout10millionmendied,about20millionmenwounded.Duringthefirstthreeyearsafterthebreakoutofthewar,theU.S.tookaneutralstandbutsoldmanymunitionstothealliesfromwhichitmadehugeprofits.1917,theUnitedStatesenteredthewar.WhydidtheU.S.enterthewar?TherewereseveralcausesthatmadetheU.S.enterthewar.Causesa.TheGermensannouncedthatsubmarinesweretobeusedtosinkshipsgoingtoEngland.b.AGermanplotwasdiscoveredandmadepublic.(ItwasaplanwithMexicoincasetheU.S.enteredthewar.AndMexicocouldregainherlostterritoryinreturnforMexicohelpedGermanytowin.)c.GermanyhadsentmanyspiestoAmericatosetfiretofactoriesandputbombsinshipsthatwerecarryinggoodsacrosstheocean.d.Afterthelongfighting,thebothsidesgrewweary.e.Russiatookplace“FebruaryRevolution”in1917,andmightwithdrewfromthewar.AftertheGreatOctoberRevolutiontookplacein1917,theSovietunionmadeapeacetreatywithGermanyandsointheearlyspringof1918,Germanylaunchedaseriesofoffensivesalongthewesternfrontinordertobreakthestalemate.TheAlliesundertookalarge-scaleoffensiveupontheGermansandtheoffensiveseemedirresistible.OnNovember9th,1918,arevolutiontookplaceinBerlinandtwodaysafterwardsGermanysurrendered.TheFirstWorldWarcametoanend.TheParisPeaceConferenceWilson’sPolicyInJanuary1918,Wilson,thepresentoftheU.S.,proposedhisFourteenPointsasabasisofpeacenegotiation.Thisaddresslistedtheessentialprovisionsofapermanentpeace.Wilsonflauntedthebannerofpeace,liberty,justiceandHumanism.AndhisattemptestablishedtheU.S.dominationintheworld.But,whentheVersaillesTreatywassigned,almostpointsWilsonhadproposedwererejected.TheParisPeaceConferenceJanuary18th,1919TimePresenceTwenty-sevenvictoriousnations(includingChina)TimePresenceLeadersAmerica,England,France,Italy,JapanAimTodividethespoilsandtoredividetheoldcolonies.JapantookoverGermany’sconcessionsinShandonginChina.ThisarousedTremendousindignationwithintheChinesepeopleandgaverisetotheMay4thMovementinChina.ThepeacetreatywasfinallysignedatVersaillesnearParisonJune28th,1919.VersaillesTreatyTheWashingtonConferencewasthecontinuationoftheParisConference.Andthe“Versailles-WashingtonSystem”wasestablished.November1921