A Coming for WWI 1 Alliances 1 German alliances A Germany a Had the greatest army b 1899 act to build a massive navy i ii i i i i ii i i ii i Real reason was to build a navy People were suspicious of the building of the navy Germany said they wanted to protect themselves against pirates Diplomatic alliances with Britain became testy The formation of Entente didn t bother them at first B Italy a Wanted to be considered a great power b Culturally and historically vital Roman Empire c Not as rich or industrialized 1899 first European power to be defeated by non whites Tried to invade Ethiopia but lost Abyssinia Alliance needed for status and recognition d Austria didn t want Italy in the alliance but Germany brought them in Italy was a rival of Austria But they were striving for recognition So they allied themselves C Defensive a Nothing about first strikes 2 powers have to attack to come to aid Secret clauses among documents b Not meant to attack Meant as defense in paranoia Fear of attack from either side D Austria a Benefits in the alliance Adriatic sea is highly desired German support among potential rivals Italy Want Germany support for suppressing racial minorities Suppress Hungarians Suppress eastern Europeans Rise of nationalism b Suppression of Eastern Europeans Most Eastern Europeans were orthodox while Germans were Catholic But Russia was also Orthodox and supported the Eastern Russia took the side of the Slavic people E Foreign Diplomats a Germany hated France i ii i ii i ii iii i i i ii iii i ii Germany marched onto Paris with Bismarck Bismarck wanted a working relationship with France Eventually feared French revenge Prussians humiliated the French in the Franco Prussian war French officers studied had to study why they lost Propaganda to hate Germany France was beat but wouldn t stay down b France allied with Russia Dual alliance against Germany Now Germany was in between Russia and France 2 Entente A Edward VII and the King of France wanted to be friends a The Germans wondered what the British were up to b 1904 GB and Fr signed a series of treaties Respected others colonies Settle colonial differences Has nothing to do with the German Alliance Everyone knew there was a subtext Germany was suspicious B Entente coming together a Doesn t mean alliance Didn t start as an alliance But later became one b Later on there were talks of military alliance with captains Talk about what they would do if Germany invaded GB never made a promise that they would come to aid i ii c France and GB didn t like each other But were suspicious of the Alliance C Great Britain a Didn t need an army because she had the best navy b Blue Water Policy Every party in GB agreed on it Protected the empire all around the world Dependence on navy for supremacy British navy should remain as large strong as the combined navies of 2 largest powers No document or written down France and Russia also had a big navy But everyone knew it Enforced by the British navy Benefited the British Wanted to trade with South America Didn t want the Spanish French and Portuguese to interfere c Monroe Doctrine d War with Great Britain was inconceivable e Britain s stake in the war Invention of the airplane Now Britain was no longer an island Britain was now vulnerable by air f Launching of the dreadnought i Fire further Couldn t be hurt by smaller guns Greatest weapon the world has seen Bigger faster better armor bigger guns One dreadnought was impervious to all others Arms race of dreadnoughts with Germans Was a waste because WWI was hardly fought with dreadnoughts iii D France E Russia a King Charles De Gal a Would come to the aid and support of the Slavs in the east i Mostly out of racial means 3 Foreign relations A Royals were often formal and related to each other B Nationalism a Love of counter sense that your country is the best i ii Potential danger when patriotism evolves to nationalism It isn t about logic It s more about emotion b Thin line between nationalism and romanticism 2 France 1 History A 3rd Republic after Napoleon a Secularist Opposed power for church Church hierarchy was not at peace with the Republic b Political center moving to the left Captain Dreyfus became a victim within the division B Dreyfus Affair a Dreyfus Was a Jew who became a soldier Anti sematic soldiers used him as a scapegoat Espionage Secrets began to disappear So people blamed the Jew b Dreyfus tried Guilty with evidence Sent off to prison in Devil s Island i ii i ii i i ii iii i ii Sent to die c Afterwards d Second third trial Found guilty first People thought it was ridiculous Division in country Emile Zola a left journalist knew something was wrong with the affair Dreyfus got a second trial Later evidence was found that the secrets was sold by a corrupt officer Third trial Taken out of jail 2 Divisions A The Dreyfus affair was tearing the nation apart a The left and right didn t love the 3rd Republic Although the Moderates liked it The people didn t like the constitution i ii iii i ii i ii
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