WWI- Key Factors.

Alliance system.

Triple alliance

Triple entente

France

Britain

Russia

Italy

Austria- Hungary

Germany

Anglo- Germany rivals.

The need to plan for war

france

Austria- Hungary.

Germany

russia

Plan 17

the schieffen plan

Britain

Germany.

Protect is empire

HMS dreadnoughts.

a mayor naval power than britain

did not have such a empire

made 41 battleships and 60 cruisers

The increase in military spending

No limity armament production

Arms race

Conscription.