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Causes of WW1 (Long Term (Imperialsim (All great powers were competing for…
Causes of WW1
Long Term
Militarialism
A country emphasises the importance of its Military and purses and aggressive foreign policy
In this period, Germany and Britain entered an arms race, trying to outdo each other with their armies and navies.
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Imperialsim
All great powers were competing for territory in order to source raw materials and to secure their interests in other parts of the world
In the late 1800'ws, Europe started the claiming territory in Africa (Scramble for Africa), because they would lose power if their rivals took more land. This brought them into conflict
Nationalism
This was an age when all nations wanted to assert their power and independence.
In Europe Slavs, aided by Serbia and Russia, wanted to be free of Australian rule.
Alliances
By the time war broke out in Europe, the main powers had organised themselves into 2 groups
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Short Term
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Significant Figuers
Kaiser Wilhelm, Built up the German army, and was a very agressive foreign policy, he decided to make Germany a top nation, he was also distrusted by other powers
Count berchtold, was the Austrian Prime minister, during the July crisis, he decided on a very tough ultimatum for Serbia
Berthmann Hollwag, was a german prime minister, he gave strong support to Austria during the July crisis while Kraiser was on his yacht
The July Crisis
Austrians, supported by Germany, send Serbia through ultimatum
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