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Causes of WWI - Coggle Diagram
Causes of WWI
assasination of Franz Ferdinand
Bosnia, sarajevo
Poison
Gvrilo Princip
black hand
Bomb
june, 1914
Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
alliance system
triple alliance
germany
austria-hungary
ottornaw empire
defend each other
triple Entente
France
Russia
Britain
defend each other
cause of tension and anxiety
The increase in military spendig
1900-14
European countries more than doubled their spending on their armies.
After 1871
Introduction of the conscription
creation of huge standing armies
More destructive weapons were develped
plan for war
Germany: the Schlieffen plan
invade Belgium
surprise France from the north
high-speed mobilization of its forces and invade Russia
Germany fight with two fronts
France and Russia
Anglo-german rivarly
naval rivalry
Britain 1906
HMS Dreadnought
Germany started to build Dreadnoughts
Britain was superior
Britain: 29 dreadnoughts
July: 17 dreadnoughts