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HIST 106 1nd Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last LectureI. WWIII. Taft: Dollar DiplomacyIII. Theodore RooseveltOutline of Current Lecture I. Factors Leading to WWICurrent LectureFactors leading to the war- Alliances - Shlieffen Plan- The feeling that war would end Socialism- The feeling war would end women’s suffrage, and break backs of Unions- Einstein published his findings that time and space are relevant - Freud found that people have conscious and subconscious’s- Austria -> Serbia- Austria turns to Germany and now has the use of the German army- Russians mobilize troops to Serbia - Germans kicks on the Shlieffen Plano Attack Franceo French surrendero German army is in trouble b/c they have no other plano Battle field: Marne Rivero French stop the Germans o German and French create the "Western Front" o Russians are now mobilized and headed towards GermanyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Germans stop them at the Battle of Tannenbergo Russians have 1 riffle per 17 meno Germans better equippedo Battle of Tannenberg cost the Russians 240,000 meno Throw as many men into the battle as it takes to burn out the German machine guns- British blockade the top of Germany- Italians are only hanging on to German alliance because they thought they would wino They change sides in 1914o Austria attack the Italians- US was neutral and did not want to get involved in the waro Woodrow Wilson was presidento Germans and British are trying to convince US to join war o US are moving little closer to war each year- 1915- 1916 US are starting to go against the Germanso Lusi-lama: 1915 British send ship to NY to buy guns and gunpowder o Newspaper article about this does not appear until ship leaves- 1915 Germans introduced poison gas on Western Fronto Problems: Germans did not know how to use ito Technology is moving forward, strategy isn't catching on- Nicholas II (Empire of Russia) o His wife Alexandra is from Russia and is accused of being a spyo Children: 5 daughters and then finally a sono Son (Alexis) has hemophilia b/c it is passed down from Queen Victoria- Gregory Rasputin o Priest o "Floating Holy Man"o He heard about Alexis and started telling the child Bible stories in a calm voice which helps saves him.o He was known as the man who saved the empireo People suspected he was giving information to Alexandra's family in Germanyo He was invited to a party to be killed (shot, dragged to a river, body left in river) o He survived but body was found several days later- 1915 Nich II thinks he should lead the troops himselfo Every death is blamed on him- 1917 The Zimmermann noteo Zimmermann sent telegram to German embassy in Mexico to recruit the Mexicans helpo Intercepted by the US- 1917 Germans announce unrestricted submarine warfareo Any ship can be sunk by the Germany - Gorge Lvov steps up to empireo tries to get Russia out of war- Alexander Kerensky steps upo he wants to stay in the war "just a little bit longer"- Woodrow Wilson realized Russians might drop out of waro US felt they should get into war to keep the Russians in waro If Russia drops out, Germany only has to fight one side and war would be over- 1917 Wilson demanded declaration of war against Germanyo As a result of Russia dropping outo US goes against Germans with a


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