Causes of WWI
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- CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE
- Fischers Thesis
- Germany went to war to achieve European and World Wide domination
- Germany hoped the 'Blank Cheque' would result in war
- Roots of Germany going to war lied in social/economic/ political tensions pre-1914
- Evidence: Reizler Diaries, War Council 1912, Schlieffen Plan
- International Tensions and Crises
- First Moroccan Crisis 1905, humiliated the Germans and strengthened the Entente. Increased feeling of encirclement
- Second Moroccan Crisis 1911 led to increased Franco-German relations
- Bosnian Crisis 1908 embittered Russia and Serbia who promised never to back down again, Dual Alliance strengthened
- Alliances
- Franco-Russian alliance 1894 Anglo-French 1904 Anglo-Russian/ Entente 1907
- Triple Alliance 1882 Italy, Austria-Hungary and Germany. "Dual Alliance" (AH+G) became over reliant on one another.
- Germany had opportunities to sign an alliance with Britain in 1901 but believed they wouldn't find friends elsewhere and didn't. Couldn't guarantee neutrality in outbreak of war.
- Dreikaiserbund 1881 lapsed by Germany made them prone to 2 front attack hence Schlieffen Plan needed
- Played a key part in the July Crisis - pulled all European countries in
- Germany
- Weltpolitik - aggressive pursuit of power could have caused naval race and other powers feared Germanys growth
- Germany went to war to achieve European and World Wide domination
- Naval Threat, HMS Dreadnought launched 1905. British feared German supremacy as Germans expanded. Between 1909-13 tensions continued although claimed to be settled in 1914
- Domestic Policy - as Germany revolutionised demand for reforms grew. Kaiser felt threatened by forces of change and some of the General Staff and Officials felt war would provide a distraction from these problems
- Roots of Germany going to war lied in social/economic/ political tensions pre-1914
- Weltpolitik - aggressive pursuit of power could have caused naval race and other powers feared Germanys growth
- July Crisis
- The 'Blank Cheque' drew Germany into war.
- Russia and Serbia were the main opposition to Austria and Germany. Wouldn't back down after Moroccan Crisis
- France was drawn in as Germany wouldn't change the Schlieffen Plan
- Alliances played a huge part in causing countries involvements
- Fischers Thesis
- Second Moroccan Crisis 1911 led to increased Franco-German relations
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