World War 1
world war 1
Was the worst war ever between countries states and a whole nations
killed millions many inncocents.The first world war began in August 1914. It was directly triggered by the assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on 28th June 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip.
This event was, however, simply the trigger that set off declarations of war. The actual causes of the war are more complicated and are still debated by historians today.
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Alliances Imperialism Militarism Nationalism Crises
Alliances
An alliance is an agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help if it is needed. When an alliance is signed, those countries become known as Allies.
A number of alliances had been signed by countries between the years 1879 and 1914. These were important because they meant that some countries had no option but to declare war if one of their allies. declared war first. (the table below reads clockwise from the top left picture)
1879
The Dual Alliance
Germany and Austria-Hungary made an alliance to protect themselves from Russia 1881
Austro-Serbian Alliance
Austria-Hungary made an alliance with Serbia to stop Russia gaining control of Serbia 1882
The Triple Alliance
Germany and Austria- Hungary made an alliance with Italy to stop Italy from taking sides with Russia
1914
Triple Entente (no separate peace)
Britain, Russia and France agreed not to sign for peace separately. 1894
Franco-Russian Alliance
Russia formed an alliance with France to protect herself against Germany and Austria-Hungary
1907
Triple Entente
This was made between Russia, France and Britain to counter the increasing threat from Germany. 1907
Anglo-Russian Entente
This was an agreement between Britain and Russia 1904
Entente Cordiale
This was an agreement, but not a formal alliance,...
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