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Causes of WW1 (Long term (Alliances formed 'teams' to fight…

- - - - in this period, Germany and Britain entered an arms race, trying to outdo each other with their armies and navies
      - militarism is where a country emphasises the importance of its military and pursues an aggressive foreign policy.
- - - - King Kaiser Wilhelm II
        
        nationalist aggressive foreign policy
        
        militarist
        
        aggressive foreign policy
        
        wanted to make Germany the top nation
      - Prime Minister of Austria; Count Berchtold
        
        decided on giving a very tough ultimatum for Serbia
      - German Prime Minister Bethmann Hollweg
        
        gave very strong support during the crisis to Austria while Kaiser was cruising on his yacht
    - - 28 June 1914
      - heir to the Austrian throne Franz Ferdinand visits Sarajevo
      - capital of Bosnia, recently grabbed by Austria
      - hotbed of slav nationalism
      - 'black hand' terrorists attack the arch duke
      - bomb attempt fails in morning
      - Gavrilo Princip shoots archduke and wife in the afternoon
      - Austria supports Germany
      - Russia supports Serbia and Germany wants Russia to stand down
      - Germany declares war on Russia
      - Russia helps Serbia fight Germany
      - Why did Britain get involved?
        
        Britain had ententes with France and Russia
        
        only 'friendly agreements' but french and Russians given impression Britain would fight
        
        The Schlieffen Plan
        
        Germany's military plan to defeat France and Russia
        
        'knock out blow' aimed at France first
        
        avoid French defences by invasion of Belgium
        
        Germans though Britain would not intervene
        
        Britain's reaction
        
        1838 treaty with Belgium to protect Belgium from invasion
        
        britain also scared of germany controlling channel borts
        
        did not want Germany to defeat France and dominate Europe
        
        UK issued ultimatum to Germany to withdraw troops from Belgium. War declared 4 August 1914
        
        Why did Australia get involved?
        
        Australia saw Britain as the motherland
        
        imperial force was formed
        
        volunteer force