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Otto Von Bismark´s greatest goal was to keep Germany in peace, so he used war to unify Germany and after this he declared Germany to be a "satisfied power".
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Growing rivalry and mutual mistrust had lead to the creation of several military alliances among the great powers, its purpouse was to keep peace in Europe.
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The Triple Alliance was between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II let his nations treaty with Russia lapse that same year so Russia formed a defensive military alliance with France. Now Germany would be forced to fight a war on it's eastern and western boarders.
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Germany foreign policy changed when Wilhelm II forced Bismarck to reign. Wilhelm was eager to show the world how mighty Germany had become.
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Russia decided to create a military alliance with France between the years 1892-1894 for protection. This proposed a challenge for Germany who would now have to fight on both its west and east sides.
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Nationalism was developed coupled with a great rivalry among Europe’s great powers; Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Russia, Italy and France. Other factors were competition for materials and market and territorial disputes.
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The Triple Entente was between Great Britain, Russia and France.
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Bsnia and Herzegovina were two Balkan areas with large slavic populations. The tensions between Serbia and Austria steadily rose.
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The archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his wife Sophie were visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. A 19 year old Serbian, member of the Black Hand shot them while they were driving in an open car.
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Serbian leaders agreed to most of Austria´s demands but they offered to half others settled by an international conference.
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Ausrtia did not want to negotiate with Serbia, so they declared war. Immediately, Russia that was Serbia´s ally took action.
