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Causes of WW1 - Coggle Diagram
Causes of WW1
impirialism
imperialism defnition
The spreading and colonising of over seas land in competition with another empire
a colony is a country or area under full or partial control of another country
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The scramble for Africa, Middle east and asia
lots of conflicts arose after lots of powerful European countries were racing to take control over these colonies
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Colonies over seas brought huge economic benefits and access to resources that was worth fighting for
there was also a desire within more powerful countries and a belief that they deserved to colonise the world
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militarism
Militarism definitions
militarism is the belief that a nation should have a strong military and use it to advance its interests through an aggressive arms race and a glorification of the military
Europeans military powers were rising rapidly and it almost turned into an arms race. Originally other countries felt threatened by Germanys rapidly growing military so they felt they had to keep up by expanding themselves. Specifically there was a sort of competition between Britains royal navy and germanys growing fleet
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Tactics, such as Germanys Schlieffen to attack France through Belgium, made powerful militaries essential
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