Great War, 1914–1918
HIS 187
HIS 187
Previously
- North American expansion
- Monroe Doctrine
- Open Door
- Insular colonialism
Industrial development
A small military establishment
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| Nation | 1910 army |
|---|---|
| Russia | 1,400,000 |
| China | 1,000,000 |
| Germany | 670,000 |
| France | 650,000 |
| Britain | 370,000 |
| Austria | 320,000 |
| Turkey | 320,000 |
| Japan | 280,000 |
| Italy | 250,000 |
| Ethiopia | 150,000 |
| USA | 140,000 |
| Spain | 140,000 |
William Jennings Bryan
Defining neutrality
Geostrategy
The Declaration of Paris (1856) and the rules of blockade
- really effective force
- stop and search
- ships carrying contraband may be captured or
- sunk after permitting passengers to disembark
Asymmetric blockades
Sailing of the Lusitania, 1915
Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915
The Lusitania demarches, 1915–1916
Geostrategy reconsidered
| Nation | 1910 army |
|---|---|
| Russia | 1,400,000 |
| China | 1,000,000 |
| Germany | 670,000 |
| France | 650,000 |
| Britain | 370,000 |
| Austria | 320,000 |
| Turkey | 320,000 |
| Japan | 280,000 |
| Italy | 250,000 |
| Ethiopia | 150,000 |
| USA | 140,000 |
| Spain | 140,000 |
German strategy, early 1917
- January: resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
- February: Zimmermann telegram
- March: U-boats sink three US ships without warning; Vigilancia, City of Memphis, and Illinois. Then three more.
- April: US declaration of war
The threshold of [German] victory
Coordinate system already present. Adding new coordinate system, which will
replace the existing one.