School History of the Great War, A

<SPAN name="startofbook"></SPAN> <h1>A SCHOOL HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR</h1> <h3>BY</h3> <h2>ALBERT E. McKINLEY, PH.D.</h2> <h4>PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA</h4> <h2>CHARLES A. COULOMB, PH.D.</h2> <h4>DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, PHILADELPHIA</h4> <h3>AND</h3> <h2>ARMAND J. GERSON, PH.D.</h2> <h4>DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, PHILADELPHIA</h4> <p><span class="pagenum">[Pg 2]<SPAN name="Page_2" id="Page_2"></SPAN></span></p> <hr style="width: 15%;" /> <p class="center">Copyright, 1918, by</p> <p class="center">Albert E. McKinley, Charles A. Coulomb, and Armand J. Gerson</p> <p><span class="pagenum">[Pg 3]<SPAN name="Page_3" id="Page_3"></SPAN></span></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <h2><SPAN name="PREFACE" id="PREFACE"></SPAN>PREFACE</h2> <p>This brief history of the world's greatest war was prepared upon the suggestion of the National Board for Historical Service. Its purpose is to expand into an historical narrative the outline of the study of the war which the authors prepared for the Board and which was published by the United States Bureau of Education as Teachers' Leaflet No. 4, in August, 1918. The arrangement of chapters and the choice of topics have been largely determined by the various headings in the outline for the course in grades seven and eight.</p> <p>The authors trust that the simple presentation here given may aid in developing a national comprehension of the issues involved in the war; and they hope it may play some part in preparing the American people for the solution of the great problems which lie immediately before us.</p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <h2>CONTENTS</h2><p><span class="pagenum">[Pg 4]<SPAN name="Page_4" id="Page_4"></SPAN></span></p> <div class='center'> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary=""> <tr><td align='right'>CHAPTER</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_I">I.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>EUROPE BEFORE THE GREAT WAR</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_5">5</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_II">II.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>WHY GERMANY WANTED WAR</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_27">27</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_III">III.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>GERMAN MILITARISM</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_34">34</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_IV">IV.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE HAGUE CONFERENCES</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_38">38</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_V">V.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>INTERNATIONAL JEALOUSIES AND ALLIANCES</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_48">48</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_VI">VI.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>THE BALKAN STATES</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_59">59</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_VII">VII.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>THE BEGINNINGS OF THE GREAT WAR</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_67">67</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_VIII">VIII.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>THE WAR IN 1914</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_77">77</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_IX">IX.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>THE WAR IN 1915</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_95">95</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_X">X.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>THE WAR IN 1916</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_107">107</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XI">XI.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>THE WAR IN 1917</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_118">118</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XII">XII.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>THE WAR IN 1918</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_135">135</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XIII">XIII.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>THE UNITED STATES IN THE WAR</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_152">152</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='right'><SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XIV">XIV.</SPAN></td><td align='left'>QUESTIONS OF THE COMING PEACE</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_168">168</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='left' colspan='2'><SPAN href="#CHRONOLOGY_PRINCIPAL_EVENTS_OF_THE_WAR">CHRONOLOGY</SPAN>&mdash;Principal Events of the War</td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_181">181</SPAN></td></tr> <tr><td align='left' colspan='2'><SPAN href="#INDEX">INDEX</SPAN></td><td align='right'><SPAN href="#Page_190">190</SPAN></td></tr> </table></div> <p><span class="pagenum">[Pg 5]<SPAN name="Page_5" id="Page_5"></SPAN></span></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <h2><SPAN name="A_School_History_of_the_Great_War" id="A_School_History_of_the_Great_War"></SPAN>A School History of the Great War</h2> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />