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Long Term Causes of WW1 Link Title - Coggle Diagram

- - - - More weapons and innovation of modern military tech
    - - Faster and efficient transport and mobilisation
      - Russian army has fastest mobilisation
- - - - Craved by Russia, Austria-Hungary, Serbia and the Otommans
      - Dominated by Turkey since the 1700s
      - Ottoman demise thanks to age and revolt formed smaller Balkan states like Serbia and Bulgaria (1817 and 1878)
      - Ottoman decline provided opportunity
    - - Primarily focused for strategic and political reasons
        
        Important access for Russian merchant and warships
        
        Access to Mediterranean and Black Sea
        
        Limit Austrian expansion
      - Slavic agenda was secondary
        
        Seen as the most powerful slavic nation; defender of slavs
        
        Ideologically motivated in the Balkans
    - - Promoted pan-Slavism; nationalistic vision of a greater Serbia united under Serbian rule
      - Nationalism increased militancy
      - Military coup and pro-Russian sentiment toppled Karadjordjevic dynasty
      - Balkan Wars of 1912-13 enlarged Serbian territory and pride
      - Aggressive towards Austria since Albania was made
    - - Encompassed much of central and eastern Europe
      - Only tried to expand to the Balkans in the 20th century
      - Austrian control conflicted with Russian and Serbian influence
      - pan-Slavism; union of slavic people, is against Austrian ambitions
      - Austria fears revolt that might topple Austrian multi-ethnic empire, including slavs.
      - Solution? Make Albania in 1912
      - Albania purposely blocks Serbian sea trade
  - - - Diplomatic clashes in Morocco!
      - North Africa was a primarily French sphere of influence
      - Britain supported Anglo-French entente in 1904
      - Germany rejected French takeover in Morocco