World War One Revision

Causes of WW1

Militarism

Alliances

Imperialism

Nationalism

Significant Individuals/countries

The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability.

Kaiser, Churchill and Stalin.

The policy of increasing a countries power and influence through colonization.

In WW1, imperilaism would be represented through the control of other countries as a cause.

Kaiser Wilhelm relied heavily on his armyand civillian leglislature.

The triple alliance was created in 1882, Germany, Austria Hun, Italy.

Entente cordiale, 1904, Brit n Fran

Triple entente, 1907= Brit, france, Russia

Treaty Of London, 1839, Belg, Brit

Escalated war,,, Alliances= power

July Crisis 1914, Kaiser offers blank cheque to Austria Hung.

Naval race, Germ n Brit, Two Power Standard, Country builds one other builds 2

Second Morrocan Crisis

Kaiser= idea (Weltpolitik)

Creation of schlieffen plan, France take over through Belgium

Austria-Hungary take over Bosnia.

Serbia revenge = bosnia

Franz Ferdinand assasinated.

Gavrillo Princip

Leads to trigger of Austria declaring war on Serbia.

Germany.