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The First World War

The First World War. Deep rooted reasons Dual Treaty with Austria Triple alliance with Italy and Austria for defense against France. William II as emperor France in alliance with Russia because of German threat German expansion “Weltpolitik Caused commercial rivalry with England

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The First World War

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  1. The First World War • Deep rooted reasons • Dual Treaty with Austria • Triple alliance with Italy and Austria for defense against France. • William II as emperor • France in alliance with Russia because of German threat • German expansion “Weltpolitik • Caused commercial rivalry with England • German Navy grew • England in the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa

  2. The First World War • Reasons continued • Anti-Germany/England propaganda • Increase in German trade • Edward VII Anglo-French entity, settled the colonial differences • Spanish-French treaty over Morocco • German or Anti-German (Algeciras Conference) • British Dreadnought • Russia and England’s dividing of Persia • Relieved Russia of perils in Far East and now could focus on Europe.

  3. The First World War • Naval expansion by all of Europe • Edward VII succeeded by George V and France in Morocco. Violation of Treaty of Algerciras and Germany sent a gunboat • France got Morocco and Germany got the Congo • Italy not happy, declared war on Turkey and invaded Tripoli • Russia, a member of the Triple Entity, wanted to be the European power by liquidating Turkey, morally weakening Austria and then Germany. • 1908 Ferdinand (Serbia) proclaimed them as an independent kingdom and Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina

  4. The First World War • Russia politically pitted the Balkan states against the Austro-Hungarian empire • The Balkan League • Italo-Turkish War ended in 1913 and a quarel over the spoils broke out, 2nd Balkan War • Turkey reduced to Andrianople and Constantinople and the area around them • Tension very high • June 28, 1914 Archduke and his wife are assassinated in Serajevo

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