The Causes of World War I Flashcards
M.A.I.N. - meaning
Militarism = The act of increasing and improving one’s own military.
Alliances = The triple alliance included Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy and the triple entente included France, Great Britain and Russia so if any nation attacked someone in the triple alliance or vise versa there would be a war between both alliances.
Imperialism = The act of invading and taking control of foregin countries to increase one’s own power and resources.
Nationalism = Strong pride in one’s own country and culture and a sense of superiority over other nations
The Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
Triple Alliance = Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy
Triple Entente = Russia, France and Britain
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 by gavrilo Princip,
Member of a Serbian nationalist gang called the black hand
(his assassination led to the chain reaction on events that caused WWI)
The Black Hand
Serbian Nationalist gang
Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum
Austria Hungary sent an ultimatum (list of demands) to Serbia
The Events Leading Up to the War (Chain Reaction)
1) Austria Hungary sends ultimatum to Serbia
2) Serbia replies declining one of the ultimatums
3) Austria invades Serbia
4) Russia mobilizes its borders along Germany and Austria to help Serbia
5) France mobilizes forces to assist Russia, Germany declares war on France
6) Germany invades Belgium, which causes Britain to declare war on Germany.
7)Canada and the rest of the British Army are at war.
The Schlieffen Plan
The Schlieffen Plan was designed to take the French off guard by going through Belgium to eliminate them early on which was a failure.
When they invaded Belgium it causes Britain to declare war on Germany. so it forced Germany to fight Britain and France on the Western front.
1) Reason it failed communication = the closer you got to the front the worst communication got so the generals were getting old and outdated news from stuff that had happened days ago.
