HIST 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Boiling Point, Benito Mussolini, Helmuth Von Moltke The Elder
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11 - the great war ( 1914 - 1918) After defeat of napoleon at battle of waterloo in 1815 congress of vienna - victors decided that europe had to be governed by a policy of deterrence that resisted dominance by any one country (pg. Industrial revolution increased demand for trade countries sought markets in africa and the east (often by military force) Imperialism and competition sense of security and balance of power crucial to preservation of peace at home. Threats to pax britannica of the 19th century. New weapons, better/faster forms of communication and transportation (telegraph, automobile, railway, steamship) new possibilities for highly mobilized, better coordinated/managed warfare. By 1870 prussians unified north and west germany through a policy of. Various regions of germany had been disunited but kaiser wilhelm i of. Prussia (1797-1888) with master statesman otto von bismarck (1815-1898) and general count helmut von moltke built effective army.
