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What were the causes of WW1? (Alliances (Triple Alliance: Germany, Italy…
What were the causes of WW1?
Alliances
Triple Alliance: Germany, Italy and Austro-Hungary
Triple Entente: Britain, France, Russia
Austro-Hungary attack Serbia
Russia mobilise to protect Serbia
France help Russia
Germany hate France so help Austro-Hungary
Britain help Russia and France
Nationalism
Encouraged Germany to conquer and become a major European power
'Black Hand' was a Serbian nationalist group which wanted Serbia to merge with Bosnia so assassinated Franz Ferdinand
Nationalism is the belief of your country being superior and this belief isn't taken passively
Each nation wanted to be the best
Imperialism
French Prime Minister at the time said in 1881 that to become a powerful nation you must colonise
From 1888 German emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted Germany to become a powerful nation
Most places around the world had been colonised by France and Britain in 18 and 19th centuries
Germans decided to attack French colonies in Africa and British colonies in Far east
Militarism
Britain had best navy in the world
There was an arms race between Germany and Britain to build new battleships
Britain feared that Germany's increasing power would make them stronger than Britain
In 1906 Britain built HMS Dreadnought. Germany built a similar ship later on but was always one step behind Britain
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
28th June 1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia
Done by a Serbian group called 'Black Hand'
He and his wife killed
Future heir to Austro-Hungarian throne