The World Before the Great War

By mcatconn

  • Russian Protection of Slavic Nationals

    Russians felt the need to protect the Slavic people because they came from similar backgrounds and therefore became their ally in the war

  • Dual Monarchy

    Austria and Hungary decide to join powers

  • Alsace-Lorraine

    Germany took Alsace-Lorraine at the end of the Franco-Prussian War and it impacted their relationship with France

  • Rival Eurpean Nations

    Germany and France
    Russia and Austria-Hungary
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    Austria-Hungary

    how long they lasted as a monarchy

  • Disraeli

    English Prime Minister

  • Gladstone

    Replaced Disraeli as Prime Minister

  • French Imperialism

    France started to expand and build their own colonial empire

  • militarism

    European countries increased their arms race

  • German/French Relations in the late 1800s

    They hated each other because Germany captured Napolean III in the Franco-Prussian war
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    Bismarckian System of Foreign Policy

    His overall goal was to isolate France while mainting good relationships with the other European countries
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    A Trois in Europe of Five Powers

    France, England, and Russia allied together to overpower Germany and Austria-Hungary. Bismarck thought that three powers out of the main five had the power to overcome the other two

  • "New Giant in its Midst"

    Germany became a major power whenit unified
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    Bismarck

    From the time Bismarck was Chancellor until he stepped down

  • Three Emperor's League

    informal alliance among Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia

  • Serbia

    Part of the Balkans and assassinated archduke of Austria-Hungary

  • Dual Alliance

    Alliance between Germany and Austria Hungary. Each would aid the other, particularly if they were attacked by Russia or if Russia helps somebody else to attack them.

  • Triple Alliance

    Between Germany, Italy, and Austria Hungary. Meant to keep Italy and AH from fighting. Bismarck didn’t want conflict from the land in northern Italy that they were both interested in. Germany and AH will help Italy if they are attacked by France and Italy will help Germany or AH if they are attacked by France. Also that if any of these three nations go to war with 2 other countries, that the they will help fight.

  • Reinsurance Treaty

    Bismarck didn’t want a two front war and he wanted to be absolutely sure he had an ally on one side. Russia would stay neutral if France attacked Germany or vice versa
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    Splendid Isolation

    Britain didn't want to make any military alliances because they did not want be involved in a war but that ended in WWI

  • Welt Politik

    Wilhelm's foreign policy after he fired Bismarck

  • Franco-Russian Alliance

    Russia said that they will fight if Germany attacks France, they will fight with the French. And France said if Germany attacks Russia, They will fight with Russia

  • Entente Cordial

    between France and Britain to settle colonial differences in North Africa
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    Russo-Japanese War

    Japanese attacked Port Arthur and they both wanted Manchuria and Korea

  • HMS Dreadnought

    revolutionary warship because of speed and how it was built

  • 1st Balkan War

    Italy came into Turkey and the Balkan League defeated Turkey and Bulgaria got Albania and Macedonia

  • 2nd Balkan War

    Serbi and Greece wanted some of Macedonia and Albania and defeated Bulgaria

  • Assassination

    Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a member of the Serbian Nationalist group called the Black Hand

  • Ultimatum

    AustriaHungary gave reparations to Serbia and they agreed but AH stilled declared war on Serbia