Australians at War (History Term 3)

World War 1

A global conflict between the Allies and the Central powers, characterized by trench warfare, artillery, machine guns, and chemical weapons.

Militarism

Militarism is the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

This is in order to gain power and achieve its goals.

Alliance

A union formed for mutual benefit.

Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy) Triple Entente (Britain, France, Russia)

Imperialism

Imperialism is a system where one powerful nation occupies, controls and exploits smaller nations.

This fuelled tensions in WW1

Nationalism

Nationalism is a nation's wish to be politically independent. Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.

How does more land = more power?

• Economic resources

• Agricultural production

• Population and labour

• Strategic positioning

• Expansion and colonisation
  

Spark

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand as the trigger for the start of World War 1.