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The Allies Win the War. What causes the Central Powers to lose World War I?. I. The Russian Revolution. A. March 1917: revolution erupts in Russia over food & fuel shortages
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The Allies Win the War What causes the Central Powers to lose World War I?
I. The Russian Revolution A. March 1917: revolution erupts in Russia over food & fuel shortages 1. Czar Nicholas II is forced to abdicate (step down), is replaced by a Provisional (temporary) Government which continues the war B. October 1917: a second more violent revolution led Vladimir Lenin & the Communists to overthrow the Provisional Govt. C. Lenin ends Russia’s involvement of war & signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (gives some land to Germany) Peace, Land & Bread! 1. Germany now mobilizes all of its troops to the W. Front (Dec 1917)
II. Central Powers Collapse A. March of 1918: Second Battle of the Marne 1. 140,000 fresh US troops counterattack the Germans 2. Two million more Amer. soldiers arrive, Allies push Germans out of France B. Oct: Facing Arab revolutions, Ottomans surrender C. Italy joins the Allies D. Revolutions break out in A-H Hapsburg Monarchy is overthrown E. In Germany, soldiers & the public turn against Kaiser Wilhelm II 1. Wilhelm flees Germany, new German Govt forms (Weimar Rep) which signs an armistice agreement(11/11/1918)
III. World War I ends on November 11, 1918 Hapsburg Emperor Karl I Ottoman Leader Enver Pasha Kaiser Wilhelm II PM Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Pres. Wilson PM David Lloyd George PM Clemenceau • Read Allied & German reactions to the Armistice on page 421 • Who were the French thanking for victory? • How did the German’s feel about this event? • What is the main difference between these accounts?