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Topic 1 Essay Research Causes of World War I

Details/Examples Details/Examples Details/Examples Details/Examples Details/Results of of Militarism of Alliances of Nationalism of Imperialism the Assassination
began inuencing government decisions about increasing the military size and spending ` an arms race and an increase in military spending in Europe ` New Weapons - weapons could now be mass produced - military weapons invented and old ones were improved: - artillery - automatic weapons - barbed wire - poison gas - tanks - airplanes - submarines - airplanes ` European military spending skyrocketed from 1870 to 1914 - $157 million spent in 1870 was $662 million by 1914 ` Germany increased military spending 73% ` 45% of Russias budget went to the military ` Every country but Britain started drafting ` France and Russia www.PrintablePaper.net

nationalism, and imperialism all led European nations to fear war and to protect themselves make alliances ` Otto von Bismarck began the alliance system by making alliances with other countries in an attempt to pit everyone against

territories to form one unied Germany ` German culture

` The French took over much of Africa ` German

the Archduke and his pregnant wife LEARN MORE ` the assassination created hate for Serbian in the AustroHungarian empire ` the assassination gave Austria Hungary a reason to declare war ` the Black Hand actually had one

celebrated nationalism imperialism caused with the arts - the tension with Britain poetry of Goethe; the and France over music of Richard lands in Africa Wagner ` Europeans believed national strength = military strength ` Germany made Britain look like a

` Russia owned parts of modern day Finland, Poland, and the Ukraine ` Even America had territories they had won from the

France. (Feared French mean bully in newspapers to revenge after the Franco - Prussian war) convince the German people to hate the ` Many of these alliances were negotiated in secret adding to suspicion
British and support war (propaganda) in

Spanish - Philippines, assassin shot before Princip, but he missed Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands

- and was captured ` Many nations supported Austria Hungary in declaring war on Serbia ` Serbian ofcials knew about the assassination plot, but did nothing to stop it ` When Austria Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia they expected them not to accept it thereby giving A-H a

the event it occurred. ` The Ottoman ` Italy showed Empire owned much nationalism when they of Turkey, Egypt, and unied most Italian - the Middle East speaking territories and attempted to gain READING a sphere of inuence ` New weapons ` The various cultures technology allowed of Austria- Hungary imperialist countries showed a spirit of

to take over weaker

nationalism when they - less advanced revolted against the nations empire to gain

reason to declare war. ` The Berlin - Serbia accepted the independence as their Conference of 1885 own countries made competition for majority of the
` Russia showed nationalism by claiming to be the protector of all Slavic Nations ` French nationalism

colonies more erce and imperialism worse ` Imperialism caused crises - the Fashoda Crisis, the

demands - but A-H at the urgency of Germany still declared war. ` After A-H declared war on Serbia, Russia