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Main Causes of WW1 - Coggle Diagram
Main Causes of WW1
Imperialism & Colonialism
Competition between the nations
Land
Power
Resources
Economic Growth
Germany: Fast industralisation
Worried France and Britain
"scramble for Africa"
Uneven rates of industrialisation
Changing power dynamics
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire loosing power
"the sick man of Europe"
Austria-took advantage
Militarism
Arms race
Germany
rapidly expanded naval capacity
to make sure that no one can dispute with them
guarantee domination
Britain saw them as a threat
encouraged by propaganda
HMS Dreadnought
Alliances & Hostilities
Unification
German States: The German Empire
Alliances
3 Emperors League
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Russia
Dual Alliance (from Russia)
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Triple Alliance
Germany
Italy(secretly with France)
Austria-Hungary
Reinsurance Treaty
Germany
Russia
Splendid Isolation
Britain
Japan
France
Triple Entente
Britain
France
Russia
Britain's Empire
Australia
Japan
Balkan League
Serbia
Bosnia
2 Balkan Wars: increased countries (Serbia)
Now a threat to Austria
Hostilities
France Vs Germany (Franco-Prussian war)
Germany opposing French expansion
leads to 2 international crises
Balkan States were unstable (Serbia)
"powder keg of Europe"
Nationalism
France
Slavic countries try to unify
Russia
Serbia
Bosnia: freed, prevented Austria's expansion
The Start of the war
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand (Austria-Hungary) by Sarajevo (Serbia)
triggered "July Crisis"
Austria-Hungary sent 10 demands, Serbia accepted 9
Austria-Hungary declared war
Austria-Hungary
Germany (war on Russia, France and Belgium)
Serbia
Russia
France
Belgium: refused German entry
Britain offered Germany ultimatum (protect neutral Belgium)
Germany didn't accept
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