World War One

World War One

Causes of WW1
1. Nationalism
  1. The belief that your country is better than others
    1. Lead to agression between nations
2. Imperialism
  1. The desire to conquer colonies
    1. Lead to disagreements as germany wanted an empire so they wanted to conquer colonies in Africa
3. Militarism
  1. The attempt to build up a big army and navy
    1. Gave nations the means for war
4. Alliances
  1. Countries Involved
    1. Allied forces
      1. Great Britain
      2. France
      3. Russia
    2. Triple Entente
      1. Germany
      2. Italy
      3. Austria-hungary
Key Events
1. 1. Boer War 1899-1902 Germany opposed Britain's attempt to defeat the Boers in South Africa.
  1. 2. First Moroccan crisis 1905-1906 Kaiser Wilhelm promised to support the sultan of Morocco against France's attempts to take over the country.
    1. 3. 'Daily Telegraph' article 1908 In a newspaper interview, Kaiser Wilhelm said the English were mad and the Germans hated them. This caused great offence in Britain.
      1. 4. Bosnia 1908 Austria annexed Bosnia in the Balkans. This annoyed Serbia, which wanted to take over the area. Russia wanted to help Serbia, but had to back down.
        5. Dreadnought crisis 1909 Scared by the growing German navy, the British people demanded that the government build eight of the new Dreadnought battleships.
        6. Agadir 1911 There was a revolution in Morocco, so France sent an army to take over. Kaiser Wilhelm sent the gunship 'Panther', but Britain and France forced him to back down.
        7. Balkan Wars 1912-1913 Serbia and other countries in the Balkans conquered most of Turkey's land in Europe. Serbia became a powerful country, and said Austria-Hungary was its next target.
        8. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand 1914 The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip, a young Serb terrorist, in Sarajevo in Bosnia.
Assassination at Sarajevo
1. 1. Sarajevo was in Bosnia, the province that - to Serbia's anger - had been annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908.
  1. 2. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. He was inspecting the army in Sarajevo with his wife Sophie. The royal couple arrived by train at 9.28am.
    1. 3. Seven young Bosnian Serbs planned to assassinate Franz Ferdinand as he drove along the main road in Sarajevo, the Appel Quay.
      1. 4. The first conspirator who tried to kill Franz Ferdinand threw a bomb at his car. He missed and was arrested.
        5. The Archduke escaped unhurt. He decided to abandon the visit and return home via a different route to the one planned.
        6. No one had told the driver the route had changed. On the way back, therefore, the driver turned into Franz Josef Street, following the published route and, when told of his error, stopped the car to turn around.
        7. Unfortunately, the car stopped in front of Gavrilo Princip, one of the conspirators, who was on his way home thinking he had failed.
        8. Princip pulled out a gun and shot at Franz Ferdinand, hitting him in the jugular vein. There was a tussle, during which Princip shot and killed Sophie. By 11.30am, Franz Ferdinand had bled to death.
Key Dates
1. July 5th - The Austrian government asks the German government if it will support Austria in a war against Russia, if Russia supports Serbia. The Germans say they will support whatever the Austrian government decides to do - the so called 'blank cheque'.
  1. July 23rd - The Austrian government sends the Serbian government an ultimatum.
    1. July 25th The Serbians accept all the conditions except one - that Austrian police should be allowed into Serbia.
      1. July 28th Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
        July 30th The Russian army is mobilised
        August 1st Germany declares war on Russia.
        August 3rd Germany declares war on France and, following the Schlieffen Plan, attacks Belgium.
        August 4th Britain keeps the promise made in a treaty of 1839 to defend Belgium, and declares war on Germany.

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