However, because of the ultimatum given to Belgium on August 2, 1914, by France, war was declared between the two countries on August 3. The ultimatum stated that German troops were to be allowed to pass through Belgian territories. This argument has no real basis to me, because although it was Germany’s troops who were being fought over, the actual disagreement was between two other countries. This author then goes on to mention that on August 4, Great Britain declares war on Germany, solely because they wanted to maintain world power
* On October 24, the French began attacking Germany lines around the city. Making heavy use of artillery, they were able to push the Germans back on the east bank of the river. By December the Germans had been nearly forced back to their original lines. * The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War I. Killing more than 250 000 people and leaving over one million wounded.
Explain why you chose this country. I chose Germany because it was surrounded by the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Great Britain) meaning, if one goes on war with Germany, so does the others. Therefore, Germany needed a stronger navy to face the other countries. c. Based on the state of the arms race in 1914, if you were a German citizen, how would you feel? Explain why.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain truly believed that they had made peace with Germany so once more France and Britain appeased Germany (Dr. Seuss). Later, he held a press conference saying “We have made peace in our time.” In addition to this false hope of peace, the British and the French refused to risk war with Germany by giving aid to Poland after Germany attacked its port of Danzig. Horrible memories of hundreds of thousands of men from multiple nations who lost their lives in World War 1 in addition to severe global economic problems were both large deterrents of war in the eyes of France and Britain. However, these nations were not the only culprits in this act of idleness towards obvious growing issues of totalitarian and
The Last Stand As the Allies paved their way through German territory in mid-1944, Hitler desperately tried to push the Allies back by putting to action a surprise attack that failed. After the victory in Normandy, the Allies quickly advanced on toward France (Cayton 442). At this point of time, war with Europe was clearly coming to an end and the Allies were regaining land. Hitler had to do something and he did. The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Campaign, was Hitler’s last counterattack on December 16, 1944 to January 25, 1945 which became the largest battle the U.S. had ever fought and caught U.S. troops by surprise, killing nearly 80,000 soldiers (Bulge).
They also had to eliminate their air force. Germany could not import, export, or manufacture any weaponry as a result of the Treaty. The German state also had major territorial loses in which it outraged the government even more and West Prussia was given to Poland. The Rhineland became demilitarized, and would be monitored by both Great Britain and France. The German government was outrages but still accepted the
2. How did the naval arms race encourage the development of the alliance system the way it did? Be sure to refer to Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, as well as each of the alliance groups specifically. Germany wanted to have a navy as strong as the Great Britain. France and Russia didn’t want Germany to be a threat to them.
America's European Allies had their own ideas about how the American soldiers could best be used in battle. Suffering unbelievable casualty rates and exhausted by two and half years of gruesome warfare, the French and British high command saw the American troops as a perfect stop-gap measure. Despite Wilson's failure at Versailles, World War I was the first time that the United States had flexed its military muscle far from its own shores against the so-called Great Powers of
For the North American public of 1914 the outbreak of the war in Europe was a disagreeable surprise. At the outset, the conflict seemed to be far distant, but it did not take to long in appear the effects in the economic and political matters. In 1915 the North American Industry suffered a slight depression that began to prosper with the ammunition order of the allies. (Olson, N.Y.) On May 7, 1915, a German submarine manages to sink the British ship Lusitania violating the international law where 1198 people died, including 128 Americans. Wilson gains the re-election to the presidency in November 1916 and three months later, German submarines begin to sink American merchant ships.
They did not receive a satisfactory reply and they declared war on Russia and France. On August 2nd, the Germany sent an ultimatum to Belgium. It was about the countries intent to send troops through Belgium. Belgium refused to grant permission. The British did not want to have war, but after hearing about the ultimatum that was sent to Belgium, Britain sent an ultimatum to Germany asking them to respect that Belgium was neutral.