Tag: causes and results of the first world war

Due to the geographical importance of Balkan Area England, France and Russia interfered into the politics of this area. Russia began to exert pressure on the Balkan region as the citizens of this region were slav by race. England and France felt that the route to Asia via Mediterranean sea would thus be endangered for their interest. Therefore England and France interfered in this region as they did not want Russian power there.

The east European region under the Ottoman empire of Turkey was known as the 'Balkan Area'.

On 10th Jan 1920 at Geneva in Switzerland the League of Nations was founded. At the beginning only 32 Nations were the part of the League of Nations but later on the number increased.

Born with the will of the victors of the First World War to avoid a repeat of a devastating war, the League of Nations objective was to maintain universal peace within the framework of the fundamental principles of the Pact accepted by its Members. The headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland. 

During the First World War Japan participated in the war from 1914- 1918 in an alliance with Great Britain. Japan played an important role in securing the sea lanes in the West Pacific and Indian Oceans. Japan was an ally of Great Britain since 1902 and Japan had no affection for Russia.

In 1871, Germany annexed the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine with the treaty of Frankfurt, which belonged to France.

A German statesman offered Mexico a secret alliance in which Mexico would attack the United States to divert its attention. Not only was Germany's secret solicitation discovered; Mexico rejected it for a number of reasons. Mexican President had asked his military officers to examine Germany's offer, and they reported that the terms offered and the overall benefits would not make the plan feasible.

The Triple Entente was the understanding linking the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente on 31 August 1907.

On 2 August 1914, the day before Germany declared war on France, the German government wrote to the Belgian government demanding the right of free passage across Belgium for its troops, so that the latter could most efficiently invade France and reach Paris.

On 3rd August 1914, as the Belgian refused to give passage, Germany declared war on France; the former invaded Belgium the next day, which resulted in Britain's entry into the war to defend Belgian neutrality.

Battle of Somme: The Battle of the Somme was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. This was considered largest battle of the First World War.

The Battle of the Marne was a First World War battle fought from 7–12 September 1914. It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army. 

Battle of Gallipoli:  It was a campaign of World War I that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in modern Turkey in the Ottoman Empire between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916.

The Battle of Antietam was an important battle in the American Civil War. The battle was fought on September 17, 1862 near Sharps burg, Maryland. It was the first major battle in the Civil War that happened in the Northern States.