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Causes of WW1 - Coggle Diagram
Causes of WW1
Alliances
The union or formal agreement made between countries typically made between countries in promise to keep each other safe from invaders
Examples include both the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance; two leading forces sides during WW1
Britain first got involved in the war because they were allied by Belgium, France got invaded by Germany via Belgium, Britain had to get involved to protect Belgium because of the Treaty of London.
The Dual Entente or Entente Cordiale was the first stage of the Triple Entente, it was formed in 1904 between Britain and France.
Russia soon joined in 1907, henceforth forming the Triple Entente.
The Triple Alliance was the alliance formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in 1882. It promised that each country would give the others military support if they are ever in need of it.
Militarism
Militarism- The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and are prepared to use said military to defend the nation's interests.
Many countries that were involved in WW1 believed it was incredibly important to build a large army/navy.
The naval race between Britain and Germany is one example of militarism just before the beginning of WW1 (1898-1914)
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Nationalism
Franz Ferdinand's assassins (The Black Hand) were Serbian nationalists, they wanted Serbia and Bosnia united
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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand is often talked about as the trigger event to World War One. On June 28th 1914, Gavrillo Princip (a Serbian terrorist with nationalist beliefs) assassinated the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Imperialism
The desire to build an empire by creating colonies, namely in Africa
Kaiser Wilhelm II (Emperor of Germany) desired to create an empire to rival that of Britain and France (1888)
Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina to expand their already growing empire during the Bosnian Crisis (1908-1909)
Key Events
Schlieffen Plan
The Schlieffen Plan was a plan conceived by Alfred Von Schlieffen in 1905. It was a plan to invade France should the need come about.
The plan was originally to invade France through Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. Von Schlieffen planned to use 90% of Germany's military on the invasion, with the other 10% sitting on the Russian border as Russia were bound to retaliate ; they were allied with France through the Franco-Russian alliance.
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However, when the plan was executed in 1914, Britain was drawn into conflict because of their alliance with Belgium stated within the Treaty of London.
The Schlieffen Plan was improved on by German general Helmut Von Moltke. He altered the plan so that France would invade solely through neutral Belgium. Von Moltke saw that invasion through Belgium would be much easier because of their small army.
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May have been formed in response to the Algeciras conference in which tensions between Germany and France increased.
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