(sorry was saved in mydrafts, i forgot to uplaod it)
(My section was causes of WWI (nationalism, imperialism, militarism, system of alliances).
Alliance-an agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help if it is needed. When an alliance is signed, those countries become known as Allies
A number of alliances were signed by countries between the years 1879 and 1914. These meant that some countries had no option but to declare war if one of their allies declared war first. Some examples of these were:
1879, The Dual Alliance- Germany and Austria-Hungary to protect themselves from Russia
1881, Austro-Serbian Alliance- Austria-Hungary made an alliance with Serbia to stop Russia gaining control of Serbia
1882, The Triple Alliance- Germany and Austria- Hungary made an alliance with Italy to stop Italy from taking sides with Russia
1894, Franco-Russian Alliance- Russia formed an alliance with France to protect herself against Germany and Austria-Hungary
1904, Entente Cordiale- This was an agreement, but not a formal alliance, between France and Britain
1907, Anglo-Russian Entente- This was an agreement between Britain and Russia
1907, Triple Entente- This was made between Russia, France and Britain to counter the increasing threat from Germany
1914, Triple Entente (no separate peace)- Britain, Russia and France agreed not to sign for peace separately
Imperialism- when a country takes over new lands or countries and makes them subject to their rule
By 1900 the British Empire had control over five continents and France had control of large areas of Africa. With the rise of industrialism countries needed new markets. The amount of lands controlled by Britain and France increased the rivalry with Germany who had entered the mix up to gain colonies late and only had small areas of Africa.
Militarism- means that the army and military forces are given a high profile by the government
European divided and led to a race between the main countries. The armies of France and Germany more than doubled between 1870 and 1914 and there was strong competition between Britain and Germany for mastery of the seas. The British had introduced the 'Dreadnought', a battleship, in 1906. The Germans soon followed suit introducing their own battleships. The German, Von Schlieffen also drew up a plan of action that involved attacking France through Belgium if Russia made an attack on Germany.
Nationalism- being a strong supporter of the rights and interests of one's country
The Congress of Vienna aimed to sort out problems in Europe. Reps. from Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia decided on a new Europe that left Germany and Italy as divided states. Strong nationalist elements led to the re-unification of Italy in 1861 and Germany in 1871. At the end of the Franco-Prussian war left France angry at the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany and keen to regain their lost territory. Large areas of both Austria-Hungary and Serbia were home to differing nationalist groups, all of whom wanted freedom from the states in which they lived.
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