The Alliance System and the road to WWI Flashcards
Three Emperors Leauge
Bismark formed in 1873, alliance with 3 of the 5 great powers
What destroys Three Emperors Leauge
Russo Turkish war of 1875 destroys it
Treaty of San Stefano
Treaty of San Stefano of 1878 freed the Slavic peoples of the Balkans from the Otomans
Reaction to treat of San stefano
- Austrians go nuts and say they took too much
- British Forced russia to an international conference to meet in Berlin
Jingoism
Desire to be in a fight
result of Congress of Berlin
All powers got territory off the expense of Ottomans, Russians mad at Germany
dual alliance
Germany signs a dual alliance with A-H in 1879, if one would get attacked by russia, other would help
triple alliance 1882
Italy asks to join germany and A-H
Reinsurance treaty
Germany w russia in 1887, both stay neutral if attacked
What is the cause of the fall of the Triple Alliance
Kaiser WIlhelm dies, Fredrick dies and Wilhem II inherits
Wilhelm II personal issue coping
Withered arm makes him more aggressive
What does Wilhelm II do to Bismarks Alliance
Resfused to resign with russia in 1890
Russia response to Wilhelm refusing to resign alliance treaty in 1890
signs treaty with France
How does Germany Provoke Britian
Builds large navy
1900 Admiral Tirpitz risk theory
If Germany Navy strong enough, Brits wouldnt even try
1902 Anglo Jap alliance with GB purpose
To defend brits holding in china against russia
1904 Entente cordiale with france
freindly and disputes against colonies were settled; between france and bri
1st Morocan Crisis, what happened
Kaiser went to Morocco and speech calling for Morrocan independence from france
Algerciras Confrence of 1906 result
1907 Brits sign agreements with Russia and the Triple entente was formed
What did the Serbs want to do before WWI
- Serbs wanted to create a slavic nation
- need parts of Ottomans and Austria
Young Turk 1908
wanted to modernize Ottoman empire
What made Russians and Serbs mad at Austria
annexed B-H
2nd Moroccan Crisis
- 1911 france shut down rebellion
- Kasier sent gunboat panther to protect non existent german people
1st Balkan war of 1912
Ottomans defeated by Greece, serbia, montengro bulgaria
2nd balkan war 1913
All the other regions ganged up on Bulgaria and took most of their gains from 1st war
Why is Albania Created
Austria does not want Serbs to get a port, calls international conference to create serbia
Assassinaition of Franz Ferdinand
In Bosnia and Gavrilo Princip trained by Serbs and killed him