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WORLD WAR I: CAUSES AND ALLIANCES - Coggle Diagram
WORLD WAR I: CAUSES AND ALLIANCES
CAUSES OF THE CONFLICT
1914 Great War (WWI) began in Europe
time of economic prosperity 2nd (Industrial Revolution)
Nationalist Rivalries
France vs Germany
two biggest industrialised powers
because of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
France wanted to regain Alsace and Lorraine
Balkans
wars for independence or expansion
Serbia vs Austria-Hungary
Serbia supported by Russia
Imperialist ambitions
Germany was left appart from colonistaion
France and Great Britain had most of the territories
but it was main European economic power
claimed colonial territories
An aggressive diplomacy
did their own alliances
to protect their interests
no international forum to control
The arms race
rearmament of states bacuse of
rivalry among countries
imperial ambitons
diplomatic initiatives that tried but didn't avoid war
new more deadthly weapons
due to Industrialisation
WEAPONRY
advances in weapon technology
it created the most devastating war history had seen
advances
plains were used
first metal aeroplane German company Junkers (1915)
machine guns
tanks
armoured vehicles
German Zeppelins
lethal mustard gas
killed people
polluted the enviroment
nothing could be grown
THE ALLIANCES
if you want peace, prepare for war
inspired diplomatic agreements
TWO MAIN ALLIANCES
Triple Alliance (1882)
Germany
Italy
later abandoned
Austria-Hungary
new incorporation during war
Ottoman Empire (1914)
Bulgaria (1915)
Triple Entente (1907)
Russia
France
Great Britain
Italy joined later
rivalry with Austria-Hungary
:participation of other countries
Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro
invaded by Germany + Austria-Hungary
US entered in 1917
decisive role
Romania 1916 + Greece 1917
developments in Balkan front
Japan 1914
Japan's imperial ambitions
Germany wanted to take controll over the same area
