What are the long term causes
Militarism
Alliance
Imperialism
Nationalism
Militarism
The idea that a nation should increase the size of their army and military in order to protect or promote its interests. For example Germany and France increased their army to 2 million and 1 million . Britain had a huge navy so Germany increased the amount of ships they had to catch up with them. This increased militarism.
Alliances
An alliance is a formal agreement between two or more counties to support each other in case of attack. At the beginning of ww1 Germany attacked France through Belgium, because of this Frances allies were then dragged into a war with Germany
Imperialism
Imperialism is a system where one nation dominated one or more others, usually for economic gain. Before WW1 Britain France and Germany and others had huge empires. This has already increased tension between them.
Nationalism
Nationalism is a strong attachment to a particular country or nation. Many countries ruled by empires such as Britain, France and Germany wanted independence. Serbia which recently gained independence from the ottoman empire, sought to gain control over the other Slavic people in Bosnia that they shared their culture with. This led to the formation of terrorist groups like the black hand
Tge two alliances
Tripe alliance - Germany Italy and Austria hungary
Tripe entente- Britain France and russia
Triple alliance total strength
Population 150 million
Soldiers 3,760,000
Ships and submarines 248
Money spent on weapons 92,000,000
People in their empire 17,000,000
Triple entente total Strength
Population 149,000,000
Soldiers 3,161,000
Ships and submarines 323
Money spent on weapons 154,000,000
People in their empire 448,000,000
Which country do u think was the strongest in ww1
Germany was likely the strongest individual country, leading in both internal population (68,000,000) and the total number of soldiers (750,000) listed. These figures highlight a strong combination of manpower and industrial base.
Which alliance or group of countries do you think was stronger
I think the stronger alliance is the triple entente because they had a significantly larger combined population of approximately 607,000,000 people in their countries and empires, compared to the Triple Alliance’s population total of 154,000,000. This vast population and imperial reach suggested greater long-term access to manpower, raw materials, and financial resources, which were critical advantages in a prolonged war.
Did king George V and Kaiser wilheim have any real reason to be jealous of eachother
Yes, they had reasons to be jealous, primarily over the size and wealth of their respective empires and military strength. Britain (King George V) had a vast empire and a massive navy, which was a point of pride and power. Germany (Kaiser Wilhelm) had a much smaller empire and fewer ships, but was rapidly industrializing and increasing its military spending. This created a mutual jealousy toward each other
The triple alliance
Germany Austria hungary and Italy formed a defensive pact in 1882
Italy switching teams
In 1915 Italy left the triple alliance to join the allies
Italy switched because the allies promised Italy land it wanted from Austria hungary in the treaty of London
The triple entente
A friendly agreement between the UK France and Russia formed in 1907
Usa entering
American troops later arrived to provide crucial support to the allies on the Italian front
