MANIA- Causes of WWI
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Kristen Fernley
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MANIA- Causes of WWI
How did militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, and assassination conflate to spark the Great War?
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Militarism
Glorification of the military- armed forces and the readiness for war dominated national policies in Europe.
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Alliances
Nationalist tensions and imperialist competition caused European leaders to form alliances to create powerful combinations that no one would attack.
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Alliances- Triple Entente
feared Germany wanted to dominate Europe
Britain, France, Russia
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Alliances- Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Kaiser William II of Germany did not renew its alliance with Russia
Block France from gaining territory from Germany
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Alliances-Secrets
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Italy had a side treaty not to attack France
Germany made a treaty with the Ottoman Empire
Britain had a treaty to protect Belgium and keep it neutral
Russia agreed to protect Serbia
Britain started a relationship with Japan
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Nationalism
Germany proud of nation's success
France bitter about its lost territory (Alsace- Lorraine)
Russia- Pan Slavism- supports all Slavic nations including new Serbia
Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire worried about minority ethnic group rebellion
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Imperialism
Economic rivalries based on success in the colonies and trade enterprises. Competition in the colonies was fierce and fear- based.
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Assassination
Balkan Powder Keg
Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, Bulgaria took land from Turkey and fought over it
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to Austria Hungary, traveled to Serbia, a nation trying to gain independence from Austria- Hungary
Gavrilo Princip was a Serbian nationalist and shot the Archduke and his wife
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