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Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

There are many reason why WW1 broke out, both long and short term. Long:
- Militarism (Arms Race)
- Alliances
- Imperialism
- Nationalism

Short:

• Assassination

The alliance system was the most important

Question 2

Alliance System

Answer 2

• The triple Alliance - Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
• Triple Entente - Russia, France, Britain
• Was believed that they would keep Europe war-free
• As no one would dare invade them
  Kaiser Wilhelm felt threatened and encircled by the Triple Entente

   - This caused a lot of tension → compared to barrel of gunpowder

Went from a war between 2 countries to a world war

Question 3

Militarism (Arms race)

Answer 3

-A race between England and Germany to have the best navy

-Raised tensions
Great Britain is an islands so heavily relied on a navy to keep safe

-Germany wanted a navy comparable to GB so Kaiser Wilhelm II

• German Navy Laws outlined the production of 19 ships and then 30 the following year
• GB creates HMS Dreadnought
  Fear of nothing
• Germany creates SMS Reinhland
• ## Race to outdo each other
• Important as it raised tension

-Made both countries ready and not fearful of war

-Without the alliances and tension in the Balkan states neither country would have been involved

Question 4

Assassination of ArchDuke Frans Ferdinand

Answer 4

• Ottoman Empire was weakening
• Wars were breaking out, wanting independence

-Serbia had gained independence and was growing in size and strength

-Serbia wanted to unite all serbs - main group called the Black Hand

-Many of whom lived in Bosnia (part of AH)

-Bad for AH as Bosnia was their access to the sea

-The Black Hand started causing trouble by blowing up and cutting telephone wires

-AH were worried that the serbs in Bosnia would revolt

-In 1914 ArchDuke Frans Ferdinad visited Sarajevo, Bosnia to oversee military manoeuvres

-Shot by Gavrilo Princip (Black Hand)

• Germany give AH a ‘blank cheque’ signifying their support of whatever AH do
• ## A month later WW1 starts
• Important as it sparks Europe into war
• Not the most as it would have happened anyway just the spark

Question 5

Conclusion

Answer 5

• The 3 main reasons [Arms race, Alliance, Assassination]

-The arms race was important as it raised suspicion and tension

-Also meant both were ready and not afraid of war

• The Assassination would have lead to riots and small scale wars in the Balkan region

BUT

The because of the alliance system Europe exploded into a world war