The origins of World War 1
the short and long term causes of the first world war
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- The Origins of the WW1
- Long-term causes
- the arms race
- 1897
- the German government started building up an enormous navy to defeat Britain
- 1900
- the Germans passed a law ordering a fleet of 41 battleships and 60 cruisers.
- the British responded by increasing the size of their navy. Introducing a new powerful battleship called the DREADNOUGHT in 1906
- the Germans responded by building a similar ship of their own. So the British ordered the SUPER DREADNOUGHT.
- other countries also took part in the arms race.
- the French increased their forces and by 1914 had an army of nearly 4 million.
- the Russians spent a fortune on military railways. people in Germany feared that this mighty force would one day flatten Berlin.
- other countries also took part in the arms race.
- the Germans responded by building a similar ship of their own. So the British ordered the SUPER DREADNOUGHT.
- the British responded by increasing the size of their navy. Introducing a new powerful battleship called the DREADNOUGHT in 1906
- the Germans passed a law ordering a fleet of 41 battleships and 60 cruisers.
- 1900
- the German government started building up an enormous navy to defeat Britain
- 1897
- the new Kaiser and world power
- 1888
- Kaiser Wilhelm II came to power, making Bismarck retire in 1890.
- Wilhelm wanted a more aggressive approached to the rest of the world.
- he ended friendly relationships between Germany and Russia.
- as a result, other countries began to see Germany as a threat.
- he ended friendly relationships between Germany and Russia.
- Wilhelm wanted a more aggressive approached to the rest of the world.
- Kaiser Wilhelm II came to power, making Bismarck retire in 1890.
- 1888
- the two alliances
- 1879
- Germany signed a treaty of alliance with Austria-Hungary
- 1892
- Wilhelm's clumsy policy encouraged Russia to join forces with France
- Britain established friendly relations with France in 1904 and with Russia in 1907.
- Wilhelm's clumsy policy encouraged Russia to join forces with France
- 1892
- Germany signed a treaty of alliance with Austria-Hungary
- 1879
- the rise of Germany
- 1871
- the leaders of Prussia wanted to unite Germany. France attacked to stop this but was defeated leading to the new German Empire .
- between 1871 and 1914
- the economy of the new German state went from strength to strength.
- after 1871
- Bismarck - Chancellor of Germany - stopped the German government from getting involved in any more wars. However France was the sworn enemy of Germany, but Bismarck made sure that France remained isolated.
- this all changed when Germany got a new Kaiser- Wilhelm II - and Bismarck lost the chancellorship
- Bismarck - Chancellor of Germany - stopped the German government from getting involved in any more wars. However France was the sworn enemy of Germany, but Bismarck made sure that France remained isolated.
- after 1871
- the economy of the new German state went from strength to strength.
- between 1871 and 1914
- the leaders of Prussia wanted to unite Germany. France attacked to stop this but was defeated leading to the new German Empire .
- 1871
- the arms race
- Short-term causes
- the killing in Sarajevo
- 28th of June 1914
- a Serb (Gavrilo Princip) shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife dead.
- Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the murder and got ready to attack.
- the system of alliances led to several other countries becoming involved in the outbreak of war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia
- a Serb (Gavrilo Princip) shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife dead.
- 28th of June 1914
- the German decision for war
- 5th of July 1914
- the Kaiser gave his full backing for an Austrian attack on Serbia.
- it urged Austria-Hungary to make sure that war broke out.
- while Britain and Russia tried to get Austria-Hungary to negotiate, Germany told her ally to ignore these attempts to stop the war
- the Kaiser gave his full backing for an Austrian attack on Serbia.
- 5th of July 1914
- confusion about the British position
- August 1914
- if the British had made clear their determination to fight, the German leaders might have thought again about the war.
- legally , Britain was not bound to go to war on the side of France and Russia
- Sir Edward Grey wanted to try to avoid war by negotiating. Talks continued up to 3rd August when Germany attacked France via Belgium. At this point Britain stopped talking and a day later, went to war.
- if the British had made clear their determination to fight, the German leaders might have thought again about the war.
- August 1914
- the killing in Sarajevo
- Long-term causes
- as a result, other countries began to see Germany as a threat.
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