causes of world war one
militry
intense revenge over the strength of the army and natives
build a battle fleet to rival britans
Germany's potential dreams made Britain an enemy
aliences
the tripple alience
germany, australia, italy
britan, france, russia
the entente cordiel
two powerful groups faced each other
imperialism
the big powers were competing for empires
Germany jealous of Britain's huge empire centred on India covering a quarter of the world
natolisisem
large nations were proud of there position
small nations ruled by others wanted freedom
the spark
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Germany wanted to rival Britain and France and have an empire of its own. The German leader, Kaiser Wilhelm, called this policy Weltpolitik