World War One Flashcards
Causes?
Militarism
Alliance systems
Imperialism
Nationalism
When was WW1?
1914-1918
Militarism
Germany’s fear of the huge British empire
In 1900 Britain owned 1/4 of the world
Britain had powerful military presence
Germany believed that a sign of great power was possession of overseas land
Alliance system
Britain divided into 2 camps
Triple Alliance
Italy, Germany, Austria- Hungary
Triple entente
Britain, Russia, France
What does Entente mean?
It means understanding, members didn’t have to promise to help each other
Imperialism
Britain was concerned about Germany building a new powerful navy
Russia has huge army
Message to Germany- she had 2 huge armies either side of her
Nationalism
Everyone were nationalists
Governments encouraged it
Loyal to their nation
People took pride in all things military