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THE GREAT WAR (1914-18)
Définition
Henry Cabot Lodge : American diplomat and republic senator, he supported imperialist endeavours and favoured military preparedness following the outbreak of WW1, close friend to Theodore Roosevelt + he was considered for Eisenhower vice-presidency
Définition
The Great War was an international conflict that began on 28 July 1914 and ended on 11 November 1918. It involved much of Europe as well as Russia, the USA and Turkey and was also fought in the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia. One of the deadliest conflicts in history, an estimated 9 million were killed in combat, while over 5 million civilians died from occupation, bombardment, hunger or disease. The genocides perpetrated by the Ottomans and the 1919 Spanish flu pandemic spread by the movement of combatants during the war caused many millions of additional deaths worldwide.
A retenir :
Key dates :
28 June 1914 : Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated.
July 1914 : Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I
August 1914 : Austria-Hungary invades Russia
February 1915 : Germany begins naval blockade of Great Britain
May 1915 : Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
February 1916 : Germany begins the attack on Verdun
April 1917 : The United States declares war on Germany
December 1917 : Russia signs armistice with Germany
January 2018 : President Wilson presents to Congress his 14 Points required for peace
11 Novembre 1918 : Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne
January 1920 : Treaty of Versailles takes effect
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THE GREAT WAR (1914-18)
Définition
Henry Cabot Lodge : American diplomat and republic senator, he supported imperialist endeavours and favoured military preparedness following the outbreak of WW1, close friend to Theodore Roosevelt + he was considered for Eisenhower vice-presidency
Définition
The Great War was an international conflict that began on 28 July 1914 and ended on 11 November 1918. It involved much of Europe as well as Russia, the USA and Turkey and was also fought in the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia. One of the deadliest conflicts in history, an estimated 9 million were killed in combat, while over 5 million civilians died from occupation, bombardment, hunger or disease. The genocides perpetrated by the Ottomans and the 1919 Spanish flu pandemic spread by the movement of combatants during the war caused many millions of additional deaths worldwide.
A retenir :
Key dates :
28 June 1914 : Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated.
July 1914 : Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I
August 1914 : Austria-Hungary invades Russia
February 1915 : Germany begins naval blockade of Great Britain
May 1915 : Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
February 1916 : Germany begins the attack on Verdun
April 1917 : The United States declares war on Germany
December 1917 : Russia signs armistice with Germany
January 2018 : President Wilson presents to Congress his 14 Points required for peace
11 Novembre 1918 : Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne
January 1920 : Treaty of Versailles takes effect
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