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| As European countries formed alliances and increased
the sizes of their armed forces, they set the stage for a global war. All
they needed was a good reason to mobilize troops. Another crisis in the
Balkans in the summer of 1914 led directly to the conflict. When a Serbian
terrorist assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, the powder
keg exploded. |
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| The war that many thought would be over in a few weeks
lasted far longer, resulting in many casualties for both sides. The war
widened, and the United States entered the fray in 1917. As World War I
escalated, governments took control of their economies, rationing food
and supplies and calling on civilians to work and make sacrifices for the
war effort. |
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| As the world anxiously waited to learn of developments
along the fronts of World War I, Russia stirred internally with unrest.
The Romanov dynasty of Russia ended when Czar Nicholas II stepped down
and a provisional government was put in power. Seizing the opportunity
that the instability offered, the Bolsheviks under V. I. Lenin overthrew
the provisional government. By 1921, the Communists were in total command
of Russia. |
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| Governments, troops, and civilians were weary as World
War I continued through 1917. Shortly after the United States entered the
war, Germany made its final military gamble on the Western Front and lost.
The war finally ended on November 11, 1918. The peace treaties were particularly
harsh on Germany. New nations were formed, and a League of Nations was
created to resolve future international disputes. |
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EXCERCISE (.pdf)
Quiz 26:
World War One
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