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First World War ( )
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1. The Alliance System Causes of the outbreak of the First World War
“I want to isolate France as I am afraid that he will take revenge on Germany due to his defeat in the Franco-Prussian War ” Who is he ?
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The Triple Alliance (1882) Germany Austria-Hungary Italy
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Why did Austria and Italy join the Triple Alliance ?
Austria needed Germany’s help to counteract the Russian expansion in Balkan peninsula Italy could not get Tunisia (Africa)
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Triple Entente 1907 France Russia Britain
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France lent loans to Russia
Why did France succeed in forming an ally with Russia.? France lent loans to Russia
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2) Extreme Nationalism a) Pan-Germanism
“I want to unify all German people in the world” Who is he ? William II
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“I want to unify all Slavs in the world ”
b) Pan-Slavism “I want to unify all Slavs in the world ”
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3) Armament race The Naval Race Dreadnoughts Great Britain Germany
1906 1 ----- 1910 3 1914 Total(from ) 29 17
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Do you know which power began to challenge British naval supremacy?
Ans: Germany
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4) Colonial Rivalry By 1870, the Major European nations were industrialized .—they wanted raw materials They acquired colonies in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific Italy + France -----Tunisia Germany + France –Morocco Russia+Austria – Balkans Britain + France –Egypt
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5) A) 1908 Bosnian Crisis/ Serbia Turkey
Result: Bosnia + Herzegovina were annexed by Austria Serbia was very angry
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B) 1905/1911 Moroccan Crisis France Germany Britain helped France
Morocco What was the British reaction to the German action in 1911? What was Britain’s worry?
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6) Two Balkan Wars1912/ 1913 Serbia Turkey Bulgaria Herzegovinia
Montenegro Turkey Austria helped Albania to become an independent state
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Second Balkan War Bulgaria Serbia Macedonia
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7) The Sarajevo assassination 1914
By 1914, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand heir to the Austria throne, visited the capital of Bosnia----- Killed by Princip Austria sent an ultimatum to Serbia.--- Can you tell me why did Austria sent an ultimatum to Serbia not to Bosnia?
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War broke out finally in 1914
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