Relations between members of the alliance Consequences of the alliance for international stability The Alliance system developed because the past tensions between the major powers‚ it is believed that these were nationalism‚ imperialism and militarism which are the push factor for the formation of the Alliances. The alliance development was the idea of Bismarck‚ who saw a solution to maintain peace throughout Europe‚ where all powers mutually benefit and protect the newly unified Germany allowing
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Different types of causes‚ long-term causes and immediate causes for WW1. Long Term: Mutual Defense Alliances * Russia and Serbia (Russia joined in first after war started between Austria-hungary and serbi‚ Russia was Serbias alliance‚ we can say Serbia triggererd the chain reaction) * Germany and Austria-Hungary * France and Russia * Britain and France and Belgium * Japan and Britain Imperialism - Imperialism is when a country increases their power and wealth by bringing
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Alliances also were a major impact on the ignition for World War 1. The chancellor in Germany‚ Bismarck‚ wanted peace with his neighbours instead of France to maintain the status quo for a safer Germany. Bismarck created the Three Emperors League in 1873 between Russia‚ Austria-Hungary(AH) and Germany – to retain peace with the neighbouring countries. However‚ it caused tension with France and later on Russia left due to their own dispute involving the Balkan War. In 1879‚ a dual alliance was formed
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large army and navy caused tension and jealousy between Britain and other nations. The major cause of the First World War was thought to be militarism and it is clear that Germany played a major role in this and was always in favor of settling their problems though war. The Schilffen Plan also had a certain role in Germany causing the outbreak of WW1. The Kaiser was naïve in his predictions about their attacks. He hypothesised that Russia would take longer to mobilise and that Belgium would
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world. World War I was fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The reason that WWI happened was due to Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. These four elements caused the greatest and deadliest war the world had seen at the time. However many people can’t decide which element was the most vital. The most vital element was Alliances. Alliances in WW1 caused all major powers of the world to get involved in the war. The way that alliances work was due to a treaty between
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World War 1 was a very different war from all of the other wars previous to it. The number of countries involved in this war was a great deal more than in the preceding wars. There was also more modern technology which made this war different because of the weapons and machinery used. There are a number of different reasons why this war happened‚ but it can be narrowed down to five main reasons that built up tension and therefore started the biggest war in history up until that point in time. The
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Triple Entente was involved in the first world war along with the Triple Alliance. The Triple alliance was formed by Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy in 1882. These Countries agreed to assist each other if attacked by either France or Russia. In WW1‚ Germany attacked France which caused the Triple alliance to support them in there war. Russia‚ who feared the growth in the German army‚ joined up with Britain and France which eventually formed the Triple Entente. The Russian Government was also
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actually was‚ remains a question that can only be answered after closely examining the causes that made it a reality. In the following paragraphs‚ I will examine three of the most significant causes of the outbreak of WWI: the alliance system‚ militarism and imperialism. First of all‚ one of the most referred to causes of the war is the alliance system. The world in the start of the 20th century was divided into two opposing alliances. The first‚ known as the Central Powers‚ was established in
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way until 1918. The war was between the world’s greatest powers as two opposing sides; the Central Powers and the Allies. It was a chain of events that had started this was which consist of key features such as imperialism‚ alliances‚ growth of militarism‚ crisis‚ and nationalism. It was the result of these accumulating factors that had eventually evoked war. The effects on World War One included over 8 million deaths‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food‚ and etc. Imperialist is considered a primary
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