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Y8 History Revision - Coggle Diagram

- - - - In 1908 Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia due to unrest in the Balkans. This a problem as many Bosnians want to join Serbia. Serbia threatens to declare war and Russia supports them but Britain and France say no. Russia says that if something happens again they will support Serbia.
    - - European countries build up their militaries to show off their strength. Pride turned to fear since everyone was very powerful now. An example of this is the Anglo-German naval race where in 1906 Britain developed the dreadnought and Germany was jealous so both made more and more boats leaving Britain with 27 dreadnoughts and Germany with 17.
    - - During the 1800s there was a growth n nationalism. Countries like Germany and Italy had only been formed after 1860. This made everyone want to show that they are the best causing increased hostility and more will to go to war for national interests.
    - - Europeans had a lot of wars and shifting alliances. The Triple Alliance (made in 1882) and Triple Entente (1907) were the two biggest. This meant a small conflict was likely to start a large war.
    - - In the late 1800s the Scramble for Africa happened in a period of Imperialism. Africa was just another area where tensions grew between European powers.
    - - The Franco-Prussian War was fought in 1870-1871. Germany would obliterate Napoleon and the Third Republic and the unify taking Alsace-Lorraine. The French started revengism.
    - - Franz Ferdinand is assassinated on the 28th June 1914. Austria finds out that Serbia supported the Black hand terrorists.
        
        Austria sends an ultimatum to Serbia: Take full responsibility for the assassination, ban the Black Hand and other anti Austrian groups, allow Austrian police into Serbia to enforce this ban. They had 48 hours to accept.
        
        The Serbians accept everything but allowing police into Serbia.
        
        On the 5th of July Austria-Hungary asks Germany if they will support the war and they say yes.
        
        When the refusal happens Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on the 28th of July and bombs Belgrade.
        
        When the Tsar finds out he immediately mobilises his army.
        
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  - - - Split up into Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia
    - - Had to give away 13% of land(Czechoslovakia and Poland), had to take full blame, had to pay 6.6 billion to Britain, France and Belgium and had there army reduced to 100,000 troops and 6 warships.
    - - They won I guess
- - - - How does this make war more likely?
        
        It would be an insult to the Big Three (Britain, France and the USA) and Germany would stop paying reparations which could drive any of them close to or even into waging war.
    - - How does this make war more likely?
        
        This also insults the big three and it gives Hitler the chance to be aggressive which could start a war.
    - - How does this make war more likely?
        
        To gain land you need to start a war.
    - - How does this make war more likely?
        
        If you want to destroy the COmmunists you have attack the COmmunists which means war.
  - - - How important?
        
        The Nazi-Soviet Pact may have been the most important cause of WW2 because it was the thing that allowed Hitler to take Poland and get France and Britain into the war.
    - - How important?
        
        The policy of appeasement may have been the most important cause of WW2 because if Hitler had been stopped during the remilitarisation of the Rhineland or during Anschluss WW2 would have never happened.
    - - How important?
        
        Hitler’s actions may have been the most important cause of WW2 because by ignoring West Europe he managed to make an army and stop paying debt to other countries causing him to be able to take other countries.
- - - - She was the first black woman on the BBC and published poems addressing racial inequality in Britain
    - - A prominent cricketer who was denied entry into a hotel because he was was black so he challenged the hotel in court to go on to cause The Race Relations Act of 1965.
    - - The West African Students Union created a forum to discuss and campaign in demonstrations against colonialism and racial oppression.
- - - - Led by the Millicent Fawcett
      - Marches, petitions, writing articles. (Being nice like their supposed to)
    - - Led by Emmeline Pankhurst
      - Exploding George Lloyds house, disrupting political meetings, chained themselves to railings on downing street, pelted politicians with eggs and flour, smashed parliament’s windows with stones, burned buildings such as churches and train stations and poured acid into golf courses. Also they went on hunger strike in prison.