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Battlefield in the Marne between Souain and Perthes, 1915. Battlefield in the Marne between Souain and Perthes, 1915. (Bibliotheque nationale de France) (Bibliotheque nationale de France)
Battlefield in the Marne between Souain and Perthes, 1915. Battlefield in the Marne between Souain and Perthes, 1915. (Bibliotheque nationale de France) (Bibliotheque nationale de France)
What started this mess?
ILITARISM
LLIANCES
MPERIALISM
ATIONALISM
MILITARISMMILITARISM
Anglo-Anglo-GermanGerman
ARMSARMSRaceRace
H.M.S. H.M.S. ArrogantArrogant
H.M.S. H.M.S. GladiatorGladiator
H.M.S. H.M.S. UnbeatenUnbeaten
H.M.S. H.M.S. UnbendingUnbending
H.M.S. H.M.S. UnbrokenUnbroken
H.M.S. H.M.S. UndauntedUndaunted
H.M.S. H.M.S. ValiantValiant
H.M.S. H.M.S. VampireVampire
H.M.S. H.M.S. VanquisherVanquisher
H.M.S. H.M.S. VehementVehement
H.M.S. H.M.S. VengeanceVengeance
H.M.S. H.M.S. VictoryVictory
CLICK TO SEE MORE!Credit: Jamie Campbell
H.M.S. DreadnoughtH.M.S. Dreadnought(1906)(1906)
"HMS Dreadnought (1911) profile drawing" by Emoscopes
Art Credit: Emoscopes
FULLY
AUTOMATED
A Revolution in Weaponry
Percentage Distribution Percentage Distribution of the of the World's World's
Manufacturing ProductionManufacturing Production
18701870 19131913USAUSA 23.3 23.3 35.835.8
GermanyGermany 13.2 13.2 15.715.7
U.K.U.K. 31.8 31.8 14.014.0
FranceFrance 10.3 10.3 6.46.4
RussiaRussia 3.7 3.7 5.55.5
ItalyItaly 2.4 2.4 2.72.7
OthersOthers 15.315.3 19.919.9Source: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/indrevtabs1.asp
Wilhelm II “Kaiser Bill”
A PR move gone seriously wrong!
Photo by @Doug88888
LINK
TheThe ALLIANCEALLIANCE
SystemSystem
ARCHITECTARCHITECTARCHITECTARCHITECT
Map Credit: historicair
Triple Entente
BritainFranceRussia
Map Credit: historicair
Photo by Photo by Jayel Aheram
The objective was The objective was NOT to go to war.NOT to go to war.
1914 American Cartoon1914 American Cartoon
IT WORKS!!!IT WORKS!!!
IT WORKS!!!IT WORKS!!!
...until it ...until it doesn’t.doesn’t.
IMPERIALISMIMPERIALISMIMPERIALISMIMPERIALISM
National Rivalry National Rivalry Goes GlobalGoes Global
NATIONALISMNATIONALISM
Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix, 1830) (Eugène Delacroix, 1830)
Self-Determination on the Basis of Ethnicity
Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix, 1830) (Eugène Delacroix, 1830)
The Black The Black HandHand
Serbian Serbian NationalistsNationalists
Photo by FotoRita [Allstar maniac]
Archduke Archduke
Franz Franz FerdinanFerdinan
d of d of AustriaAustria
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Picture Credit: Aloysius
Photo by Alexf
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The Web of Alliances
Art Credit: It Is Me Here Xiaphias
ILITARISM
LLIANCES
MPERIALISM
ATIONALISM
Triple Entente
BritainFranceRussia
Map Credit: historicair
