Causes of WWI

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Huge stock of guns and artillery

25 million in manpower resource

Russia had a very army over 5 million strong

Imperialsim

France and Britains land owning increased and that created tension between Germany because it was too late to acquire colonies

France was a super imperial power

France: Nationalism

with britain they ended war by peace and no more fighting

didnt want to be apart of britain and demanded war

Austria-Hungary was apart of the Triple alliance so they helped Germany when Germany got double teamed by France and Russia.

France was apart of the Triple Entente

imperialism

winning allies made italy a divided state

Italy by 1914 moved into Northern Africa, occupying modern day Libya, Somalia, and Eritrea. Italy also had small concession in China

Italy was originally apart of the triple alliance but switched sides on April 26th 1915 when France offered some land.

Great Britain was apart of the Triple Entente.

When Germany attacked France, Russia helped by attacking Germany to scater their troops.

Russia was apart of the Triple Entente

France received help from Canada and Britain when Germany tried to execute the schlieffen plan.

wanted independance from slave nation

wanted control over serbia (russias alliance)

refused to gove lamd to, serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip killed Franz Ferdinand

Russia ruled modern day Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Ukraine, Georgia and several regions in central Asia

Russia

Austria Hungary

Navy was growing expentionally

More than 4 million in their army

32 planes in their airforce

Army of 300,000

Good sized navy

Small navy

35 airplanes and one airship

Army size of 3 million

Helped out Austria-Hungary when their Archduke was assassinated.

Germany was apart of the Triple Alliance.

Imperiallism

known as uncultured from other countries

Russia wanted some of Austria- Hungary's land but, Austria didnt give it to them.

Britains navy helped reinforce its imperial power

Britain had dominant imperial power, they had Canada, India, Ceylon, Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong.

The British empire was the largest, it spanned almost over a quarter of the globe

expanded empire, but didnt know other countries were colonizing

the governnt for most of europe a d people countries wanted their own

known as greedy and obsessive over money

stereotyped by germans calling them cruel

Alliances

Britain received help from Canada when they declared war on Germany.

thought they could defeat any country after war is over

Wanted to build an overseas empire. Built up armies and navies

Germans thought they were more superior and attack other countries for government

Imperialism

Germany had small parts of Africa

Germany had seized control of modern day Tanzania, Namibia, and Cameroon Africa, some Pacific Islands and an important concession in Shandong China

Militarsim

They had 110 planes and 6 airships

Great Brtian had the largest Navy in the world!

But under 250,000 men strong

Great Britain

Militarism

Germany

Germany had the second largest Navy

Austria didn't possess any colonies outside of Europe but they still had an empire, presiding over several different regions including ethnic groups.

Austria declared war on Serbia and Germany had Austrias back.

Army Chief Helmut von Moltke good leader on the field

and an army 3.8 million strong

Causes of WWI

Itlay

Nationalism

France