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Modern History (CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE)
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- 1What Is IMPERIALISM?-THE BUILDING OF EMPIRES: Extending the countries power and influence through colonisation
-A STRONG nation takes of a WEAKER nation or region and dominated its ECONOMIC, POLITICAL and/or CULTURAL life.
-Winning empires brought ADVENTURE and GLORY, their exploitation brought WEALTH and TRADE - 2Causes of IMPERIALISM-INDUSTRIALISATION: Because abundant, raw materials are needed to maintain an industrialised economy.
-NATIONALISM: Pride in ones country (Glory through dominating other peoples countries with your own) - 3Characteristics of IMPERIALISM- Foreign Lands taken over: Indigenous culture was viewed as inferior. Their enslavement was seen as a cheap source of labour. Were politically ruled by the military (inhumanely).
-The invading country used the resources for industrialisation and modernisation for themselves. - 4Examples of IMPERIALISMAfrica was divided between many colonies for their 'RAW' materials i.e ivory but more importantly RUBBER.
-The Congo: Workers were sent to climb trees for rubber-producing vines- their sap smeared over the body to be carried back and painfully ripped off.
-The policy of cutting off hands was seized because, EUROPEAN MASTERS distrusted their native workers- non-cooperation was treated with force. - 5What is NATIONALISM?-THE POLITICAL VEIW THAT YOUR OWN COUNTRY IS PERF AND BELIEVE STRONGLY IN NATION-LIKE MECHANISMS SUCH AS THE ARMY AND NAVY.
-The aggressive feeling of pride and joy towards one's country. - 6What is ANARCHISM?-THE POLITICAL THEORY which aims to create a society within which individuals FREELY COOPERATE TOGETHER AS EQUALS.
-NO GOVERNMENT, LAWS, nor RIGHTS TO PROPERTY - 7ANARCHISM info-Between 1894 and 1914, 6 national leaders were killed by assassins who believed in the movement.
-Didn't have a long term future: those who followed eventually realised true PROGRESS needed ORGANISATION. - 8What is SOCIALISM?-The DESIRED ABOLITION of PRIVATE PROPERTY and the REDISTRIBUTION of WEALTH so to provide EVERYBODY with Enough.
- 9SOCIALISM info-The coming war was a problem-because as NATIONALISM grew, SOCIALISTS were torn between INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD, or PATRIOTISM.
(UNITING or FIGHTING) - 10LONG TERM CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE-IMPERIALISM: COMPETITION + DESIRE for GREATER EMPIRES led to confrontation.
-MILITARISM/ARMS RACE: GERMANY had GREATEST military build up. BRITAIN and Germany increased Navies.
-NATIONALISM: SLAVS in BOSNIA didn't want to be part of AUSTRIA-HUNGARY-but SERBIA-Causing each country to prove DOMINANCE and POWER. - 11(short term) CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE (Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand)-JUNE 1914- Serbian Nationalist and wife assassinated in SARAJEVO, BOSNIA (Part of AUSTRIA-HUNGRAY)
-As a PROTEST to A-H via SERBIA, who wanted to take over Bosnia.
-AH then declared war on SERBIA. Causing RUSSIA to mobilise in order to Defend due to their ALLIANCE . As Russia Prepared for war, their GERMAN neighbours then declared war on them. - 12(short term) CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE ('The Blank Cheque')-GERMANY gave AUSTRIA-HUNGARY a Guarantee of unconditional Support in any war arising from it's dealings with SERBIA.
-Following the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand, AH would not act without GERMANY'S support. - 13(short term) CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE (The Ultimatum)-Nearly a month after the assassination, Austro-Hungary finally responded with an ultimatum for Serbia.
- Serbia refused to comply with all the demands made and Austro-Hungary declared war on 28 July. - 14(long term) CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE (The Alliance System)- THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE: Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy
-THE TRIPLE ENTENTE: French, Russia, Britain
(one in-all in) - 15(long term) CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE (Arms Race/ MILITARISM)-As an island nation, BRITAIN was dependent on a good navy to protect it. GERMANY also began building up its navy. Britain saw this as a THREAT and a RACE began between the two countries to see which country could build the biggest and best boats.
- 16THE FIVE GREAT POWERS- GERMANY
-BRITAIN
-AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
-FRANCE
-RUSSIA
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