France

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France

• By Paul McGuire and TJ Much

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Reason for Entering

• France had an Alliance with Russia so they
  entered the war when Russia supported Serbia (The
  Effects of World, n.d.).
• France was threatened by Germany (The Effects of
  World, n.d.).
• Germany invaded Alsace-Lorraine and captured it
  during the Franco-Prussian War (Alsace-Lorraine
  (territory, France), 2011).
• France regained it

(Schlieffen Plan, n.d.).
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Short Term Effects

• France Regained Control of Alsace-Lorraine
  (Alsace-Lorraine (territory, France), 2011).
• France had a Treaty with Russia (Duffy, 2009).
• League of Nations was Created (League of Nations,
  2000-2011).

(Life in Interwar, n.d.).
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Long Term Effects

• 1,385,000 French killed and 4,266,000 wounded
• A quarter of the dead were under 24 years of age
  (France in World, n.d.).
• 500,000 French civilians died (Source List and
  Detailed, n.d.).

(Images of World, n.d.).
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Themes of Global Studies

• Global Interrelatedness
• Alliance with Britain, Russia, and U.S.A.
• Identity and Difference
• France wanted Alsace-Lorraine
• Technology vs. Nature
• Mass Production was Introduced and Destroyed
  Nature

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References

• Alsace-Lorraine (territory, France) -----
  Brittanca Online Encyclopedia. (2011, March 10).
  Retrieved from http//www.britannica.com/?EBchecke
  d/?topic/?17404/?Alsace-Lorraine
• Duffy, M. (2009, August 22). First World War.com
  - Feature Article - The Causes of World War I.
  Retrieved from http//www.firstworldwar.com/?origi
  ns/?causes.htm

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References

• Edith Wharton and the French WWI Effort . (n.d.).
  Retrieved from http//jonathanshipley.blogspot.com
  /?2011_01_01_archive.html
• The Effects of World War 1. (n.d.). Retrieved
  from http//www2.sunysuffolk.edu/?westn/?effectww1
  .html
• France in World War I . (n.d.). Retrieved from
  http//www.historybookshop.com/?articles/?commenta
  ry/?france-in-ww1.asp

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References

• Images of World War I. (n.d.). Retrieved from
  http//www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/?gompers/?History/?WWI
  /?index.html
• League of Nations. (2000-2011). Retrieved from
  http//www.historylearningsite.co.uk/?leagueofnati
  ons.htm
• Life in Interwar Years. (n.d.). Retrieved from
  http//cookit.e2bn.org/?historycookbook/?21-104-Li
  fe-in-interwar-years.html

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References

• Schlieffen Plan. (n.d.). Retrieved from
  https//sites.google.com/?a/?adamscott.ca/?world-w
  ar-i-museum-feb-2010/?the-strategies-room-for-the-
  first-world-war/?schlieffen-plan
• Source List and Detailed Death Tolls for the
  Primary Megadeaths of the Twentieth . (n.d.).
  Retrieved from http//necrometrics.com/?20c5m.htm
• Wilde, R. (n.d.). Casualties of World War 1 -
  World War 1 Killed and Casualties. Retrieved from
  http//europeanhistory.about.com/?cs/?worldwar1/?a
  /?blww1casualties.htm