HIST111 Lecture 15: 17 - World War One
31 Mar 2016
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Immediate causes: assassination of franz ferdinand - modernizer of austria-hungary - by gavrilo. Princip in the black hand serves as excuse for starting war based on long-term rivalries. 1. if you are for your country you are against other countries (false dichotomy: germans economically and politically wants power via mitteleuropa, german fear of encirclement, max hastings believes germany would"ve dominate via economy if they"d waited. France fears germany due to loss of alsace-lorraine. 3: britain wants naval dominance due to fear of germany"s navy build-up, austria-hungary has many ethnic con icts, russia seen as slavic defender. Imperialist competition: germany wants unclaimed african morocco, britain and france resist; common enemy brings two long-term rivalry together during diplomatic meetings, countries mobilize simultaneously. 2. navies - britain"s largest ship dreadnought armies increasingly complex: mechanization vs. expertise, more expensive, munitions are new technologies. Overall, europe is seen as a coiled spring for wwi: dangerous system of alliances.
