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01 WORLD WAR I: CAUSES AND ALLIANCES
CAUSES OF THE CONFLICT
Nationalist rivalries
The biggest industrial powers, France and Germany, remained hostile
because, Germany seized the territories of Alsace-Lorraine
great nationalist tensions in the Balkans
Imperialist ambitions
In the partition of colonies, Germany had been left at a disadvantage
the Second German Empire was Europe’s main industrial and economic power
it claimed its own colonial territories
An aggressive diplomacy
to protect its interests, powers sought alliances with other nations
Armed Peace
The arms race
rivalry, imperialist ambitions, and diplomatic initiatives were designed to prepare for war rather than to avoid it
due to technological and industrial progress, more deadly weapons
WEAPONRY
The Great War was the most devastating military conflict of history
Technological advances in the weapons industry
aviation played a fundamental role
inventions of enormous destructive power: machine guns, tanks and armoured vehicles, German Zeppelins and airships, mustard gas, ...
THE ALLIANCES
The Latin saying "if you want peace, prepare for war" inspired the agreements
Two blocs of alliances were created
The Triple Entente
formed by Russia, France and Great Britain and its respective colonial empires
Italy, once the war started, ended up joining the Triple Entente
Other countries participated
Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro were invaded by Germany and Austria-Hungary
suffered greatly
The United States entered the war in 1917
played a decisive role
Romania and Greece joined
due to developments on the Balkan front
Japan declared war on Germany
due to its imperialist ambitions in Asia and the Pacific
The Triple Alliance
formed by Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary
Italy later abandoned
the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined once the war started
Garazi García Antruejo
