First World War

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    Armed peace

    In which each country tried to have
    a better military machine than their enemy, spending huge amounts of money
    on manufacturing new weapons.

  • Nationalism

    France lost Alsace and Lorraine in 1871 (Franco-Prussian War).
    French wanted to take revenge on Germany.
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    Triple Alliance

    Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

  • Militarism

    There was a naval rivalry between Germany and UK.

  • Alliances

    European countries became suspicious of
    each other.
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    Colonial crisis in Morocco

    The crisis worsened German relations with both France and the United Kingdom, and helped enhance the new Anglo-French Entente.
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    Triple Entente

    Britain, France and Russia
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    Balkans

    Austria and Russia were competing to have more influence in the Balkans.
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    First Balkan War

    Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Montenegro defeated the Ottoman empire.
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    Second Balkan War

    Bulgaria and Serbia fought for dominance in the region, and Serbia emerged
    as the victor.

  • Imperialism

    All the great powers were competing for colonies