1890-1914 ~ Origins of WW1
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- 1890-1914 ~ Origins of WW1
- Alliances
- Triple Entente
- Britain, France, Russia
- est. by 1907
- Triple Alliance
- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
- est. 1892
- divided Europe
- defensive alliances, but regarded by other side as a hostility
- Triple Entente
- Germany...
- Schlieffen Plan
- Expected war on two fronts. attack from France + Russia
- plan: take out France before Russian army was mobilised
- estimated 20 days to mobilise R army
- go through Belgium (neutral) to attack F
- Empire
- Schlieffen Plan
- France...
- Franco-Prussian war (1870) F lost badly
- Germany...
- Schlieffen Plan
- Expected war on two fronts. attack from France + Russia
- plan: take out France before Russian army was mobilised
- estimated 20 days to mobilise R army
- go through Belgium (neutral) to attack F
- Empire
- Schlieffen Plan
- Germany took Alsace and Lorraine
- Germany...
- hates G, revenge
- plan 17- attack G through Champagne
- Franco-Prussian war (1870) F lost badly
- Brit
- 1839- promised to defend Belgium
- growing powers threaten status
- Russia
- prove her power
- balkans
- protect Serbia
- Aust-Hung
- growing weaker
- expand into Balkans
- Serbia (+ rus) in the way
- Nationalism
- my country's the best
- Assertive + aggressive
- Imperialism
- Arm's Race
- weapons had advanced in the 1800s industrial revolution
- Winston Churchill- “the world is arming as it has never armed before.”
- anglo-german naval race
- Kaiser Wilhelm wanted naval power
- 26 DN/ships
- competition, symbolic meaning - having power over sea
- Kaiser Wilhelm wanted naval power
- development threatened B's naval status
- Nationalism
- Crises
- Moroccan 1905-6
- Bosnian (08)
- A-H annex Bos
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