history arnold please save me

plan 17

offensive without hesitation (didn’t consider geography)

who is joffre?

big strong santa claus like man who was calm and inspired confidence

Peguy’s quote?

meant a shift in global politics and a new era for the world. he was a socialist and died in 1914 from military service.

john fisher plan

wanted to use navy and land in east prussia as navy was very strong

relationship between wilson and foch?

best buds

why was haldane sent to berlin?

sent to stop new german naval law which would increase their fleet. it failed.

split in british cabinet

prowar vs. antiwar

significance of m-15

if russia fought on m-15 then germany would be forced into 2 front war

practical problems with russia mobilization?

trash railways

describe russian officers

old men who promoted people based on class or social status or stuff like that.

what supported the regime at the bottom in russia?

secret police that were in every department

mainstay of the regieme in russia?

bureaucrats and other nobility that did government stuff.

bismark famous quote

some damned thing in the balkans

england foreign secretary sir edward grey was misunderstood how?

he offered to keep france neutrual if germany stayed neutural with france/russia.

the receiving people thought england was offering to stay neutral if germany didn’t go to war with france

who was jean jaures?

leader in international system that was shot dead in a cafe in paris