long term causes of world war one

causes of world war one

{{long term causes{{

m - militarism

• glorification of one’s military. also, the belief of a nation or its people to build and maintain a strong military, with the intention to use it whenever it is felt necessary
• countries desired the prestige and the security of a strong military to increase their presence throughout the world, and to project against any threat

a - alliances

• an agreement between two or more countries to work together for the benefit of each country
• begun through bismarck’s careful practice of realpolitik, alliances between 1870 and 1914 were made by all european nations in secret, leading to suspicion and disagreement
• examples:
  • the dual alliance - german’s support for austria and struggle with russia
  • the anglo-japanese alliance - japan and england working together to counter threats in asia

i - imperialism

• domination by one country over another in terms of the political, economic, or cultural life of the dominated country or region
• through a desire to increase wealth and prestige, as well as a need for raw materials for industrialization, european nations competed for resources, markets, and trade routes throughout the world

n - nationalism

• extreme pride in one’s nation or state. often seen by the use of flags, national anthems, and other signature items.
• there are two kinds of nationalism in 19th century europe
  • the desire of subject peoples for independence
  • the desire of independent nations for dominance and prestige

{{short term causes{{

• franco - german tensions in africa
• crises in the balkan
  • bosnian crisis
  • 1908-1909
  • austria hungary annexed bosnia herzegovina
  • balkan wars
  • 1912-1913
  • serbia was victorious

THE SPARK!

• the assaisnation of archduke francis ferdinand - june 28th, 1914

alliances

• the triple alliance
  • italy
  • germany
  • austria-hungary
• the triple entente
  • russia
  • france
  • britain
• the balkans
  • serbia
  • bulgaria