A Ideas 1 Marxism 1 In Russia A Lenin a Marxism foresaw the future of capitalism Imperialism was the last stage of capitalism Marx was not surprised when WWI came 2 Did Imperialism cause WWI 1 No definite answer A Tensions go back a long way a Imperialism is part of the mix i Rivalries lead to distrust and animosity b Alliances somewhat have a cause i ii i ii i i ii iii i ii Nothing about secret first strikes Although both the alliances were purely defense GB would never have supported Russia if they attacked Germany France didn t have to do anything The alliance system can be blamed for making a local war and turning it into a major war B Germany a Received most of the punishments after the war ended b Somebody acted first C Rivalry a Myth of the Chinese market China was large but weak They were forced by the Europeans to have trading ports b Territorial rivalry Italy s rivalry with Austria was toned down with the Alliance Austria and Russia were part of different alliances Eastern Europeans had interests in the Adriatic Sea Austria Hungary vs Russia Serbia Proud of its Slavic background Russia funneled money into Serbia and encouraged nationalism AH spoke multiple languages so it was diverse Russia was seen as constantly stirring up Slavic nationalism in AH Committed to pan Slavism Committed to connecting people of Slavic background You re also talking about war because many Slavs lived in different countries Black Hand Secret military organization responsible for various assassinations Led by a guy with code name Apis the Bee c Russian Nationalism i i i d Assassinations We would call that modern terrorism Various killings in Eastern Europe Base was racialism Slavs vs Germans e Bosnia Austria declared ruling and protection over Bosnia Russia was in no shape to go to war with Austria Everyone wondered what Russia would do about it and did nothing D Technology a First war of its kind to be fought with modern mass weapons b Naval rivalry Germany had the greatest army People wondered if she needed a good navy Building of dreadnought started the naval arms race but they never happened E Failure of Diplomacy a A lot of people blamed the Germans i One of Germany s foreign ministers
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