THE FIRST WORLD WAR Коломнин Максим 9 А

THE FIRST WORLD WAR Коломнин Максим 9 «А» Учитель: Пучкова Елена

New words Controversial – спорный Threat – угроза Possessions – имущество Consent – согласие Invaded – вторглась major offensive - крупное наступление Armistice – перемирие on experience from - на опыте contrition – раскаяние Surrender - капитуляция

Reasons of war Germany got stronger economically and militarily by the middle of the 1880 s involved in a struggle for colonies. Germany was in a hurry to take a controversial and not included in the colonial dependence of the region and create a threat to the colonial possessions of Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal. However, she began to threaten the very existence of the largest colonial empires of Europe: UK, France, who were forced to join in the "Heart consent" - Entente.

July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. August 1, Germany declared war on Russia on the same day the Germans without any declaration of war, invaded Luxembourg. The First World War began.

In February 1915 Germany begins major offensive on the Eastern Front. In april, during the Second Battle of Ypres German forces used chemical weapons. Germany uses the first submarines. in April 1917, German forces retreating to the Hindenburg Line. In november the 7: October Revolution in Russia. Came to power, the Bolsheviks immediately take the Decree on Peace. December U. S. declares war on Austria-Hungary. Soviet Russia signed an armistice with Germany.

Results Entered the war, the General Staffs of the warring states and, above all, Germany on experience from previous wars, in which the victory was decided contrition army and the military might of the enemy. This war showed that world wars will be of total character, involving the entire population and the stress of all moral, military and economic opportunities. End in such a war can only unconditional surrender of the defeated.