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The Main Causes of WW1 and steps to war

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  • Why did France need to have allies?
    To defeat Germany
  • Who controlled Russia?
    The Tsar
  • When did war start?
    When Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum to accept the ruling or Austria Hungary would declare war
  • Which countries belonged to the Triple Alliance?
    Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
  • How did naval rivalry contribute to WWI?
    The competition to build more battleships contributed to the tension between Britain and Germany
  • Why did Britain need allies?
    To protect its empire
  • What were Austria-Hungary's plans that Germany supported?
    To take more land from the balkans and expand the territory.
  • Why it was convinient for Italy to join the Triple Alliance?
    Because it was very weak and backward and its allies were strong.
  • How did Germany (or Bismark) believe that all conflicts should be solved?
    With military strenght or power, by "blood and iron".
  • How did the Kaiser feel about French and British colonial possessions?
    He was jealous
  • What happened after the battleship Dreadnought was created?
    Germany (the Kaiser) order the shipyards to build another one like it.
  • How did Britain ally to Russia?
    Britain decided to become friends with Russia after it saw that Russia was not a threaten to the empire when Russia lost a war against Japan
  • Why was the Austria'Hungary Empire so difficult to rule?
    Because the empire was made up of different peoples with different customs and language. and
  • Why did Austria-Hungary decide to take Bosnia?
    To stop Bosnian expansion to the west (Serbia)
  • What annoyed Austria-Hungary?
    That Serbia enlarged its territories
  • What was Italy looking for?
    It was looking for more territories to colonise.
  • How did Russia change after its alliance with France?
    France gave them money to put a new industry in Russia
  • How did the Kaiser test the strength of their enemies' alliance?
    He supported Britan and France's enemies during colonial possessions, specially in Morocco
  • Who did the Balkan states have a link with?
    Russia
  • Why was Britain considered the "workshop of the world"?
    Because its industrial goods were traded all over the world.
  • Why did Germany play a leading role at the beginning of the 20th C?
    Because Germany's industry and well-equipped army were a success.
  • Which countries belonged to the The Triple Entente?
    France, Russia and Britain
  • Why would Britain not need to ally to any country during the 19thC?
    Because Britain was powerful. During the 19th C it had the strongest economy .
  • What was France's concern?
    To take revenge on Germany after they were defeated in the Franco-Prussian war
  • What happened in Morocco?
    Germany offered help to the Sultan of Morocco when Britain and France were trying to take control of it.Britain &France stuck together and Germany backed down
  • How can you describe Russia before its alliance with France?
    It was the largest country in territory and population, but it had made little progress in industry
  • Which country created the battleship called Dreadnought?
    Britain