causes of the first world war

CAUSES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

On 28 June 1914, Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated with his wife in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia.

How could the murder of this man lead to the First World War?

nationalism

feelings of superiority

Balkan Wars

militarism

alliances

imperialism

blank check powers drawn into war

idea of war omnipresent

imperial rivalries

conflicts

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

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mistrust

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militarism

Wilhelm II

Wilhelm II’s Weltpolitik

wanted to turn Germany into a world power

aggressive German foreign policy

naval race between Britain and Germany

rivalry between Britain and Germany, war hysteria

The Graphic 22.10.1910

Illustrated London News 27.3.1909

Graphic 24.6.1909 The Graphic 9.10.1909

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militarism

naval race

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militarism

military build-up naval race

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militarism

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

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militarism

imperialism

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

Scramble for Africa

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militarism

imperialism

imperial rivalries

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

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militarism

imperialism

imperial rivalries

conflicts

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

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militarism

alliances

imperialism

imperial rivalries

conflicts

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

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militarism

alliances

imperialism

mistrust

imperial rivalries

conflicts

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

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militarism

alliances

imperialism

idea of war omnipresent

mistrust

imperial rivalries

conflicts

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

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militarism

alliances

imperialism

powers drawn into war

idea of war omnipresent

mistrust

imperial rivalries

conflicts

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

blank check

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militarism

alliances

imperialism

blank check powers drawn into war

idea of war omnipresent

mistrust

imperial rivalries

conflicts

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

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militarism

alliances

imperialism

blank check powers drawn into war

idea of war omnipresent

mistrust

imperial rivalries

conflicts

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

The Balkans 1908-1914

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Balkan Wars

militarism

alliances

imperialism

blank check powers drawn into war

idea of war omnipresent

mistrust

imperial rivalries

conflicts

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

nationalism

feelings of superiority

Balkan Wars

militarism

alliances

imperialism

blank check powers drawn into war

idea of war omnipresent

mistrust

imperial rivalries

conflicts

war hysteria military build-up

naval race

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On 28 June 1914, Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated with his wife in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia.

Outbreak of the First World War