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Prussia's blood-and-iron cancellor, Otto Von Bismarck freely used war to unify Germany
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France wanted to have got over the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to germany, but France never had got it.
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In early 1870 were created several military alliances among great powers.
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Otto Von Bismarck declared germany to be a satisfied power.
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Otto Von Bismarck formed the dual alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Otto Von Bismarck took yet another possible ally away from france by making a treaty with Russia
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Three years later after the foundation of the Dual Alliance, Italy joined them forming the triple alliance
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Kaiser Wilhelm II become ruler of Germany
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Keiser Wilhelm II forced Bismarck to resign, Wilhelm II did not wish to share the power with anyone
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Wilhelm let his nation's treaty with Russia.
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Russia responded to Whilhels treaty by forming a defencive military
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Fédéric Passy, a prominent peace actiust expressed a concer that many shared
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The Ottoman Empire, which included the Belkan region, was in rapid decline. While some balkan groups struggled to free themselves from the ottoman truks, other already had successed in breaking away from their turkish rulers and formed nations as: Bulgria, Grece, Montenegro, Romania and Servia
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Britain made an entente, this time with france and Russia, it was called Triple Entente.
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The dispute between two rival powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy against Great Britain, France and Russia) could draw all nations into war.
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Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovnia, there were to balkans areas with large slavic population.
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All the great powers except britain had large standing armies.
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Archiduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie pais a state visit to Saravenjo, the capital of Bosnia. The royal pair was shot, their killer was Gavirlo Princip, member of The Black Hand (a secret society committed to ridding Bosnia of Austrian rule )
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Austria presented Serbia with an ultimatum containing nunerous demands serbian leaders agreed to most of the Austria's demands
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Austria rejected Serbia's offer and declared war
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Rusia an ally of Serbia with its largely slavic population took action. Russian leaders ordered the mobilization of troops toward Austrian border
