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Marching Toward War

By Rosamaria Duran
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    Unified Germany

    During these years, Otto von Bismarck used war as a mean to unify Germany.
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    Alsace-Lorraine

    During the Franco-Prussian Ward, France had lost the territories of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany.
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    Growing Rivalries

    Among the Great Powers, some rivalries and mutual mistrust led to the creation of several military alliances.

  • A "satisfied power"

    Otto von Bismarck declared Germany as a "satisfied power."

  • Dual Alliance

    Otto von Bismarck formed the Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary.

  • Germany and Russia

    Otto von Bismarck took another ally from France by making a treaty with Russia.
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    Triple Alliance

    Italy joined the Dual Alliance (Germany and Austria-Hungary), to form the Triple Alliance.

  • Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Kaiser Wilhelm II becomes ruler of Germany.
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    Germany Changes

    Germany's foregin policy changed dramatically as Kaiser Wilhelm II let Germany's treaty with Russia lapse.

  • Bismarck Resigns

    Kaiser Wilhelm II forces Otto von Bismarck to resign.

  • Franco-Russian Alliance

    Russia formed a military alliance with France.

  • Franco-Russian Alliance

    The defensive military alliance between France and Russia becomes final.
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    Frédéric Passy

    Frédéric Passy, a prominent peace activist, expressed his concern about war coming and an unstable peace.
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    Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

    By this time, two rival groups existed in Europe: the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente.

  • Triple Entente

    Britain made an entente with both France and Russia.

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Austria annexed, or took over, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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    Great Powers Militarism

    All the Great Powers except Britain had created a large standing army.

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    The Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, with his wife Sophie, were shot in the streets of Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital, Sarajevo.

  • Ultimatum

    Austria presented Serbia an ultimatum containing several demands.

  • Rejected Offer

    Austria rejected Serbia`s offer of settling some demands by an international conference, and declared war.

  • Russia Takes Action

    Russia, an ally of Serbia because of the great Slavic population, took action by ordering the mobilization of troops towards the Austrian border.