- A great nation had to have a large army and not be afraid of
war. Percentage Increase in Military Spending 1890-1913Size of
Peacetime Army 1914 Britain117430,000 France92970,000
Russia191,500,000 Germany158760,000 Austria Hungary160480,000 Each
nation had to keep up with the others as they continued to build
larger militaries and became and arms race. Naval Arms Race The
Newcomer Germany competes with England to create the largest
Navy
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Militarism The belief in having a large military. Arms Race -
nations compete for the biggest and best military UK vs. Germany
Navy France vs. Germany -Army
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Kaiser Wilhelm II Tsar Nicholas II King George V What do we
notice?
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Militarism The belief in having a large military. Arms Race -
nations compete for the biggest and best military UK vs. Germany
Navy France vs. Germany -Army Alliances Europe eventually divides
into two sides
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Early Alliances The Three Emperors League 1873 Germany,
Austria-Hungry and Russia -Russia leaves the league in 1878,
because of disputes in the Balkans -Making it a duel alliance
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The Triple Alliance 1882 Italy joins the Duel Alliance for
mutual defense However, Italy makes a secret treaty with France in
case of German aggression
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Central Powers 1914 German Empire Austria-Hungarian Empire The
Ottoman Empire - Later the Kingdom of Bulgaria
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Militarism The belief in having a large military. Arms Race -
nations compete for the biggest and best military UK vs. Germany
Navy France vs. Germany -Army Alliances Europe eventually divides
into two sides Central Powers Germany, Austria- Hungry, the Ottoman
Empire
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Franco-Russian Military Convention 1892 - When German treaties
with Russia expired, France quickly became allies with Russia.
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Great Britain Since the defeat of Napoleon Great Britain
entered a period of splendid isolation not getting involved in
European affairs, instead governing a world Empire. However, the
new German Empire disturbed the balance of power in Europe and
elsewhere.
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British Alliances Anglo- Japanese Alliance 1902 Meant to keep
Germany from gaining colonies in Asia and the Pacific. 1904 Cordial
Entente Alliance between France and Great Britain (traditional
enemies) 1907 Triple Entente Russia joins France and Great Britain,
becoming the core of the Allied powers
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Militarism The belief in having a large military. Arms Race -
nations compete for the biggest and best military UK vs. Germany
Navy France vs. Germany -Army Alliances Europe eventually divides
into two sides Central Powers Germany, Austria- Hungry, the Ottoman
Empire Allied Powers UK, France and Russia
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Imperialism Nations believed that to be great and prosperous
required colonies. New world powers like Germany, Japan and Italy
wanted colonies, however found much of the world already
taken.
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Militarism The belief in having a large military. Arms Race -
nations compete for the biggest and best military UK vs. Germany
Navy France vs. Germany -Army Alliances Europe eventually divides
into two sides Central Powers Germany, Austria- Hungry, the Ottoman
Empire Allied Powers UK, France and Russia Imperialism European
Nations compete to divide up the world.
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Aging Empires
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Militarism The belief in having a large military. Arms Race -
nations compete for the biggest and best military UK vs. Germany
Navy France vs. Germany -Army Alliances Europe eventually divides
into two sides Central Powers Germany, Austria- Hungry, the Ottoman
Empire Allied Powers UK, France and Russia Imperialism European
Nations compete to divide up the world. Some empires struggle to
keep control
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Militarism The belief in having a large military. Arms Race -
nations compete for the biggest and best military UK vs. Germany
Navy France vs. Germany -Army Alliances Europe eventually divides
into two sides Central Powers Germany, Austria- Hungry, the Ottoman
Empire Allied Powers UK, France and Russia Imperialism European
Nations compete to divide up the world. Some empires struggle to
keep control Nationalism Belief in the greatness of your nation or
peoples and devotion above all others.
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Many ethnic groups begin to identify with each other across
political boundaries and seek to unify politically their people.
Pan Germanism The unification and/or brotherhood of all the German
people. Sometimes including the Swiss and the Dutch. German and
Austria-Hungary become Natural Allies.
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Pan Slavism The belief in the unity and brotherhood of all the
Slavic peoples Russia the largest Slavic nation allies itself with
other Slavic nations. Here again is a map of the Austria-Hungarian
Empire, the Slovaks, Croats, Serbs, Bosnians, Ruthenians
(Ukrainians), and Czechs are all Slavic populations within the
Empire.
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What do you think is going to happen? The area of the empire
labeled Bosnia is full of Serbians
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The Spark Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated by Gavrilo
Princip a Serbian Nationalist
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Militarism The belief in having a large military. Arms Race -
nations compete for the biggest and best military UK vs. Germany
Navy France vs. Germany -Army Alliances Europe eventually divides
into two sides Central Powers Germany, Austria- Hungry, the Ottoman
Empire Allied Powers UK, France and Russia Imperialism European
Nations compete to divide up the world. Some empires struggle to
keep control Nationalism Belief in the greatness of your nation or
peoples and devotion above all others. THE SPARK Franz Ferdinand of
Austria-Hungry is assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist
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Austria Hungry gives Serbia and Ultimatum they can refuse.
Serbia receives a list of demands, that it rejects leading to
Austria-Hungry declaring war on Serbia
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1. to suppress every publication which shall incite to hatred
and contempt of the Monarchy. 2. to proceed at once to the
dissolution of the Black Hand 3. to eliminate without delay from
public instruction in Serbia, everything, whether connected with
the teaching corps or with the methods of teaching, that serves or
may serve to nourish the propaganda against Austria-Hungary; 4. to
remove from the military and administrative service in general all
officers and officials who have been guilty of carrying on the
propaganda against Austria-Hungary 5. to agree to the cooperation
in Serbia of the organs of the Imperial and Royal Government in the
suppression of the subversive movement directed against the
integrity of the Monarchy; 6. to institute a judicial inquiry
against every participant in the conspiracy of the twenty-eighth of
June who may be found in Serbian territory 7. to undertake with all
haste the arrest of certain Serbian politicians 8. prevent the
participation of Serbian authorities in the smuggling of weapons
and explosives across the frontier; 9. A formal apology 10. to
inform the Imperial and Royal Government without delay of the
execution of the measures comprised in the foregoing points.
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Russia protecting a smaller Slavic nation declares war on
Austria Hungary Germany protecting its natural ally declares war on
Russia France and Britain honoring their treaties with Russia
declare war on Germany - Italy claiming Germany is fighting an
offensive war does not honor its alliance, instead the Ottoman
Empire joins the central powers
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Militarism The belief in having a large military. Arms Race -
nations compete for the biggest and best military UK vs. Germany
Navy France vs. Germany -Army Alliances Europe eventually divides
into two sides Central Powers Germany, Austria- Hungry, the Ottoman
Empire Allied Powers UK, France and Russia Imperialism European
Nations compete to divide up the world. Some empires struggle to
keep control Nationalism Belief in the greatness of your nation or
peoples and devotion above all others. THE SPARK Franz Ferdinand of
Austria-Hungry is assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist World War
One !