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WORLD WAR I
COLONIAL WARS
• Small wars to see who would take a nation.• EX: Battle of Plessey- U.K and France fight over
colonizing Egypt• EX. Boer War- U.K.-Neth. Fight over colonizing
South Africa
INDEPENDENCE
• Nations wanting to be free of colonizers.• EX: Balkan War- Serbia fighting for
independence from Austria-Hungary.
ALLIANCES
• Nations join forces in case of attack.
ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND
• Heir to throne of A.H., assassinated by:• BLACK HAND- Serbian independence group.
CHAIN REACTION
• A.H. declares war on Serbia.• Russia declares war on A.H.• Germany declares war on Russia.• France declares war on Germany.• U.K declares war on Germany.
NEUTRALITY
• Not taking a side in the war.• EX: Italy and United States (U.S.), both would
join later.
TRENCH WAR
• Both sides dug ditches for protection.• WHY IMPORTANT- easy to defend, difficult to
attack.