Causes of World War I

By SamTheLamb
  • Bismarck engineering war with Austria

    Bismarck engineering war with Austria

  • Bismarck turned up the diplomatic heat by releasing a doctored version of a telegram ostensibly from the Kaiser to Bismarck himself, called the Ems Telegram

    Bismarck turned up the diplomatic heat by releasing a doctored version of a telegram ostensibly from the Kaiser to Bismarck himself, called the Ems Telegram

  • Napolean III declaring war against Prussia

    Napolean III declaring war against Prussia

  • Prussian forces laid siege to Paris

    Prussian forces laid siege to Paris

    Between September 1870 and January 1871
  • Bismarck Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary in 1879

    Bismarck Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary in 1879

  • Germany and Austria-Hungary concluded their agreement, Italy was brought into the fold with the signing of the Triple Alliance

    Germany and Austria-Hungary concluded their agreement, Italy was brought into the fold with the signing of the Triple Alliance

  • Bismarck, in 1887, agreed to a so-called Reinsurance Treaty with Russia

    Bismarck, in 1887, agreed to a so-called Reinsurance Treaty with Russia

  • Britain signed the Entente Cordiale with France

    Britain signed the Entente Cordiale with France

  • Invasion on Korea and Manchuria

    land invasion of both disputed territories of Korea and Manchuria in 1904.
  • Britain and France concluded military agreement

    Britain and France concluded military agreement

    In 1912 Britain and France did however conclude a military agreement, the Anglo-French Naval Convention, which promised British protection of France's coastline from German naval attack, and French defence of the Suez Canal.
  • Italy joined the conflict by siding with the Allies against her two former allies

    Italy joined the conflict by siding with the Allies against her two former allies

  • ssassination of Archduke Franz -Ferdinand in Sarajevo

    ssassination of Archduke Franz -Ferdinand in Sarajevo

  • Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

  • Germany declared war on Russia

    Germany declared war on Russia

  • France found itself at war against Germany

    France found itself at war against Germany

  • Britain declared war against Germany on 4 August

    Britain declared war against Germany on 4 August

  • Japan declared war on Germany

    Japan declared war on Germany

  • By the time war was declared Germany could muster 29 battleships, Britain 49.

    By the time war was declared Germany could muster 29 battleships, Britain 49.