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In 1900, the British had a 3.7:1 tonnage advantage over Germany; in 1910, the ratio was 2.3:1 and in 1914, it reached 2.1:1. Ferguson argues: "So decisive was the British victory in the naval arms race that it is hard to regard it as in any meaningful sense a cause of the First World War."
France held off until 1 December 1914, when they finally published their Yellow Book. [3] Other combatants in the war published similar books: the Blue Book of Britain, [4] the Orange Book of Russia, [4] [5] the Yellow Book of France, [6] and the Austro-Hungarian Red Book, the Belgian Grey Book, and the Serbian Blue Book. [7]
The world's colonial population at the time of the First World War totaled about 560 million people, of whom 70.0% were in British domains, 10.0% in French, 8.6% in Dutch, 3.9% in Japanese, 2.2% in German, 2.1% in American, 1.6% in Portuguese, 1.2% in Belgian, and 0.5% in Italian possessions. The home domains of the colonial powers had a total ...
The book covers the causes of the First World War, starting in 1903 with the murder of Alexander I of Serbia and ending with the outbreak of World War One. In The Sleepwalkers , Clark argues that no sole country is to blame for starting the First World War, rather, each country unwittingly stumbled into it.
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
December 15, 2024 at 12:04 AM If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle answer, we’re here to help—but beware of spoilers for Wordle 1275 ahead. Let's start with a few hints.
Six people were injured in a horror wrong-way crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester early Monday -- with the driver of the car in the wrong lane left fighting for his life ...
(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council’s first action of the new year will be finding a replacement for the District 2 position. Earlier this month, Tammy Morales announced that she ...