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Causes of WWI, image - Coggle Diagram
Causes of WWI
Short term
The Bosnian crisis, 1903
The Agadir conference, 1911
Problems in the Balkans
The Balkan wars of 1912 and 1913
The Moroccan crises, 1905 and 1911
Long term
Anglo-German Rivalry
Naval rivalry that existed between Germany and Great Britain
The Increase in Military Spending
Between 1900-1914 the main European countries more than doubled their spending on armies.
The Alliance Systems
There were two rival alliance blocks
The Triple Entente of France, Russia and Britain.
The Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary.
The Need to Plan for War
The feeling that war was likely to happen increased because of the growth of armies.
Mobilization
Railways
Immediate
The assassination at Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
The driver took the wrong turn
A terrorist killed them with a revolver
He and his wife both died
