Thursday, March 6, 2008

WWI 2 Notes 3/5/08

Italy

Last country to unite

Tries quickly to build an empire

Tunisia is mostly desert but Carthage is a great port

France is upset with Italy's new influence in Tunisia

France boots out Italy, which joins A-H and Ger.

1914: Declares neutrality

1915: Becomes an Ally when GB joins w/ France and Russia

1917: Lusitania is sunk by German U-Boat

Americans enter the war

At the end of the war, lead allies don't give Italy much power at Treaty of Versaille

Upsets Italy

Italian anger leads the rise of Mussolini

Triple Entente

France

Hates GBr, but wants revenge on Germany

Russia

Dislikes A-H and therefore Germany

Great Britain

German U-Boats make it's Navy a threat to Br

Fears Gr. but traditionally hates France

France and Br. meet in Morocco to talk about North Africa

Foshada Affair

France gives up Egypt in return for Frances help in the war.


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