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CAUSES WWI - Coggle Diagram

- - - - A country takes over new lands or countries
    - - 1900
        
        The British Empire
        
        extended over five continents
        
        this amount of "owned" lands
        
        rivarly with Germany
        
        France
        
        had control of areas of Africa
  - - - army and military forces
        
        high profile by the government
    - - led to an
        
        arms race
        
        between
        
        mains countries
        
        Fierce competition
        
        between
        
        Britain and Germany
        
        British introduced "Dreadnoght"
        
        2 more items...
        
        Germans introduced owned battleships later
  - - - Strong suporter of the rights and interests
        
        of one´s country
    - - reunification
        
        of Italy
        
        France angry
        
        for the settlement
        
        at the end
        
        Franco- Prussian war
        
        2 more items...
        
        in 1871
        
        of Germany
  - - - early of nineteenth century
        
        Prussia
        
        only state of Germany
        
        could match power and influence
        
        of Austrian Empire
        
        opposed the idea
        
        1 more item...
  - - - lost key allies
        
        and
        
        lost influence
        
        in Europe
      - refused help Russia
        
        in the Crimean War
        
        1854-1856
      - defeated in a war
        
        against the French
        
        and
        
        northern Italians states
        
        forced to surrender
        
        some territories
    - - produced more
        
        key resources
        
        than Austria
      - set up an
        
        economic alliance
        
        with others
        
        German states
  - - - Otto Von Bismarck
        
        was
        
        Prussian Chancellor
        
        main goal
        
        strengthen position
        
        of
        
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        Primary aims:
        
        unify north German states
        
        under Prussia control
        
        weaken Austria
        
        by
        
        removing it from
        
        the Bund
        
        make Berlin
        
        centre of German affairs
        
        strengthen position
        
        of
        
        William I
        
        King of Prussia