The Road to World War I

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The RoadtoWorld War I
AP European History Mr. Scherrman
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ColonialRivalriesAfricain1914
imperialism
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Colonial Rivalries Asia in 1914
Completed in 1891. Longest railroad in the world
at that time!
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The Eastern Question What should happen to the
Balkans if and when the Ottoman Empire
disappeared as the fundamental political force in
Southeastern Europe?
The Balkans in 1878
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What is Bismarcks goal here?
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Alliances, Tensions, Conflicts 1873-1914

• Three Emperors League (1873) ? Ger, A-H, Rus.
• Dual Alliance (1879) ? Ger. A-H
• Triple Alliance (1882)? Ger, A-H, It.
• Reinsurance Treaty (1887) ? restore relations
  between Ger. Rus.
• Bismarck is forced to resign. (March 1890)
• Franco-Russian Alliance (1894)
• British-Japanese Alliance (1902)
• The Entente Cordiale (1904) ? Br. Fr.

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Alliances, Tensions, Conflicts 1873-1914

• Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)
• First Moroccan Crisis (1905)
• The Anglo-Russian Convention (1907) ? Persia
• Triple Entente (1907) ? Br, Fr, Rus

When it is all done we have the
Triple Alliance vs. Triple Entente
Germany, A-H, Italy
Britain, France, Russia
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Europe in 1914
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The Balkans in 1914
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Dropping the Pilot
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Bismarcks famous quotes

• Never believe anything in politics until it has
  been officially denied.
• Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes
  of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think
  hard before starting a war.
• Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see
  them being made.

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More Otto

• No civilization other than that which is
  Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
• The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with
  Russia.
• When you want to fool the world, tell the
  truth.
• "One day the great European War will come out of
  some damned foolish thing in the Balkans."
• -stated in 1898