HIST 102 1st Edition Lecture 8Outline of LastLecture A. Teddy Roosevelt and the EnvironmentB. The Election of 1908C. Taft’s termD. The Election of 1912E. Wilson and ProgressivismOutline of Current LectureA. World War I—backgroundB. World War I—beginningC. World War I—picking teamsD. Germany’s Schlieffen Plan goes wrongCurrent LectureA. World War I – backgrounda. On the eve of WWI, Europe was a “hot mess”b. German empire had become increasingly interested in its own imperial gain and was moving in on territories that other European countries had interests in c. During the Franco Prussian War, Germany had severely defeated Franced. Hostilities and networking between countries meant that monarchies were often related and conflict could bring in a variety of other parties out of retaliationB. World War I – beginninga. July 1914—WWI was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on a visit to Saravejo in the south area of the Austria-Hungaryb. The archduke was in line for the empire when he was shot by RangorPrincep, a member of a terrorist group known as Black Hand based in Serbiac. Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia and declared war, marking the official beginning of the warC. World War I – picking teamsa. Alliances started “kicking in” and countries not involved in the original conflict began to step inb. Allies: started with France, Great Britain, Russia, and Serbia—later joined by Belgium and the United Statec. Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman EmpireThese 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.d. There were many other countries involved beyond these main players—fighting went on all over the world, including in areas in Africa, Asia, EuropeD. Germany’s Schlieffen Plan Goes Wronga. Germany had fighting on two fronts—its west border with France and eastern border with Russiab. To address this, Germans put together a strategy known as the Schlieffen Plan, which divided a two-front war into two one-front warsc. Germany planned to take advantage of Russia’s large size and the time it would take Russian troops to mobilize by fighting France first, winning, then shifting to the eastern side to fight Russiad. Timing was everything, so Germany planned to go through Belgium, which was neutral at the time and well-networked with railroadse. Unexpectedly to the German, Belgium was not neutral about being invaded and fought back, slowing the Germans and involving Great Britain...to be