HIST 1031 Lecture Notes - Central Powers, Faith Healing, Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria
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Chapter 26 alliances, war, and a troubled peace. The outbreak of war began when the austrian arch-duke franz ferdinand was assassinated in the summer of 1914. After prussia successfully created a large german empire, the nation began to grow in population, wealth, and military power. Austria was significantly weaker and france was afraid of germany"s growing strength. Congress of berlin met in june and july of 1878 under bismarck"s presidency. Russia was hit hard by the territorial changes, and germany earned russia"s resentment. In 1879, bismarck formed an alliance between germany and austria that said they would come to each other"s aid if russia attacked them. In 1882, italy asked to join the dual alliance. In 1888, william the ii came to the throne in germany. He aimed to make germany as strong as. Bismarck"s successor was general leo von caprivi. William"s ascension made germany an enemy in britain"s mind, probably due to economic rivalry.
