Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Path to WW1
- long term causes
- Nationalism
- belief that own country is best
- Imperialism
- desire to conquer colonies
- Militarism
- military matters influence country, build up of forces
- alliances
- Triple Entente (formed 1907)
- Britain
- France
- Russia
- Triple alliance (formed 1882)
- Germany
- Austria- Hungary
- Italy
- short term causes
- 1905
- Kaiser Wilhelm promised Morrocans gain independance
- France wanted control of Morocco
- 1908
- Kaiser Wilhelm insulted the British
- Austrai annexed Bosnia
- Serbia wanted Bosnia
- 1911
- revolution in Morocco
- France sends in Army to take over
- Germany send gunship, forced to back down by France & Britain
- 1912- 1914
- Serbia takes over most of Turkish land
- Serbia becoming more powerful
- 1914
- Franz Ferdiand shot in Sarajevo