France wanted to be great power like Britain and Germany // Baval Race Germany began to build navy to rival Britain;s // Germany was envious of the empires of Britain and France // France wanted revenge of Germany who had defeated her in 1871
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Rivalry between Autria-Hungary and Russia
Austria-Hungary took Bosnia in 1908. Bosnia wanted to unite all slavs (eastern Euroean ethnic group) of serbia to form "Yugoslavia". Russia wanted to prevent AH extending their empire and controlling the Mediterranean and Black Sea
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Schlieffen Plan
Germany made this plan to avoid fighting France and Russia at the same time. Plan: attack France first by gong through Belgium
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The triggger of WW1
Franz Ferdinand (heir to AH throne). He and his wife was assassinated in Bosnia, Sarajevo by a Serbian terrorist.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Italy
Back
The Central Powers
Card 3
Front
France wanted to be great power like Britain and Germany // Baval Race Germany began to build navy to rival Britain;s // Germany was envious of the empires of Britain and France // France wanted revenge of Germany who had defeated her in 1871
Back
Card 4
Front
Austria-Hungary took Bosnia in 1908. Bosnia wanted to unite all slavs (eastern Euroean ethnic group) of serbia to form "Yugoslavia". Russia wanted to prevent AH extending their empire and controlling the Mediterranean and Black Sea
Back
Card 5
Front
Germany made this plan to avoid fighting France and Russia at the same time. Plan: attack France first by gong through Belgium
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