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Alliances
Three Emperors’ League
Created by German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck
Germany, A-H & Russia Solved this problem by
keeping friends with RUSSIA and AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
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Alliances
Triple Alliance Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Alliances
Franco-Russian Alliance Russia made an alliance with FRANCE. Although it was only a DEFENSIVE alliance, it
was Germany’s worst nightmare!
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AlliancesEntente Cordiale
Great Britain and France
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Alliances
Triple Entente Russia, Great Britain and France
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Alliances
But Russia was also allied to Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria.
These nations were Slavic like Russia They hoped their alliance would Russia would
help them keep their national independence from Austria-Hungary
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Issues Austria-Hungary
controlled Bosnia Bosnia was a Slavic
nation in the Balkans Serbia wanted
Bosnia to belong to them = nationalism
Previous attempts at freeing Bosnia had failed.
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Tinderbox EventArchduke Franz Ferdinand Next in line to rule
throne for Austria-Hungary
Wanted to make Bosnia feel more like Austria-Hungary
Decides to visit Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia.
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Tinderbox Event Gavilo Princip
assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914.
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Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Tinderbox Event
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Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s death and declared war on Serbia.
Germany pledged their support for Austria -Hungary.
• Example of Pan-German nationalism
Russia pledged their support for Serbia.
• Example of Pan-Slavic nationalism
WWI Begins
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Germany declares war on Russia.
France pledges their support for Russia.
Germany declares war on France.
Germany invades Belgium on the way to France.
Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany.
WWI Begins
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World War IWorld War I
Allied Powers:Allied Powers:
Central Powers:
Central Powers:
Great Britain
France
Russia
Italy
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire