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The GREAT WAR. World War I. 1914-1918 “ The War to End All Wars” Lines of good and evil not as clear as WWII Broke out b/c of imperialistic, territorial, & economic rivalries in Europe: An “imbalance of power” Trench warfare : Slow battles http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=obNgoNAU4xk (3:30)
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World War I • 1914-1918 • “The War to End All Wars” • Lines of good and evil not as clear as WWII • Broke out b/c of imperialistic, territorial, & economic rivalries in Europe: An “imbalance of power” • Trenchwarfare: Slow battles http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=obNgoNAU4xk (3:30) • Almost completely in Europe • Germany & “Triple Alliance” defeated by “Triple Entente” (FR, GB, Russia)
WWI: 2 Fronts • Western: Germany/France • Eastern: Germany & Austria-Hungary/Russia • Great novel: Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front: Paul Baumer, a young German, learns the difference between a romanticized view and the real horrors of war while fighting on the western front. (Anti-war)