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International Rivalry and the Coming of War

International Rivalry and the Coming of War. By: Thane and Dominique. Bismarckian System. In 1873 Bismarck made an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Russia. These states were the traditionally conservative powers. The Balkans .

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International Rivalry and the Coming of War

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  1. International Rivalry and the Coming of War By: Thane and Dominique

  2. Bismarckian System • In 1873 Bismarck made an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Russia. • These states were the traditionally conservative powers.

  3. The Balkans • The Balkans main problem was the by-product of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire. • The Ottoman Empires destruction frightened other European powers because of each others designs for the Balkans so they tried to keep the Ottoman Empire alive • This caused tension between Russia and Austria who both wanted the Balkans for their own designs.

  4. New Crises • Emperor William II tried to enhance German power in the world • Bismarck dropped the Reinsurance treaty with Russia • But the dropping of the treaty brought, Bismarck’s worst fear, Russia and France closer together. • In 1894 France and Russia concluded a military alliance.

  5. Triple Entente • After Germany dropped their treaty with Russia, Russia, France, and Great Britain formed a loose confederation known as the Triple Entente. • The Triple Entente caused Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy to form their own triple alliance.

  6. Trouble in the Balkans • Austria annexed two Slavic speaking countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina • That annexation destroyed the hopes of Serbia creating a grand Serbian empire • Austria thought that a large Serbian empire would threaten the unity of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. • Greece, Serbia, and Montenegro, organized the Balkan League and defeated the Ottomans in the first Balkan War.

  7. Serbia • Serbia’s main goal at the time was to acquire Albanian territory that would give it a port on the Adriatic Sea. • Austria stopped Serbia’s advance by creating an independent Albania. • Serbians started to portray the Austrians as monsters for keeping Serbs from creating their own Serbian empire.

  8. Work Cited • Unknown. "Triple Entente." HowStuffWorks. How Stuff Works Inc., 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://history.howstuffworks.com/world-war-i/triple-entente.htm>. •  Young, G. "Balkan Wars." Infoplease. Infoplease, 2007. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0805909.html>.

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