Zusammenfassung der Ressource
CAUSES OF 1ST WORLD WAR
M.A.I.N
- M -MILITARISM
- arms race - attempt to build a strong army/navy
- Armies - all nations had large
armies except GB Germany 8.5
mil, Russia 4,4 mil, Frane 3.5. mil
Austria-Hungary 3 mil
- Defence budgets
increased leading
upto war
- Race between
germany and GB to
build most
Dreadnought ships
GB 29 germany 17
by 1914
- A -ALLIANCES
- agreements/promises
to defend and help
another country
- 1882 TRIPLE ALLIANCE
- between
Austra-HungaryItaly and
Germany
- 1907 - TRIPLE
ENTENTE - between
France, GB and
Russia
- europe divided
into 2 armed
camps
- I - IMPERIALISM
- Is the desire to
conquer colonies
- France & GB already had empires Germany wanted empire
- N- NATIONALISM
- is where you think country is
better than other countries
- 1898 GB ruled 1/5 of world
- GB & France saw
Germany as a threat