WWI: Causes

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The First World War

1914-1918

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About the name

The first world war was only coined in the 1920s

Common names for the war are: The Great War (En.), Der Grosse Krieg (Dld.), La Grande Guerre (Fr.) of De Groote Oorlog (Bel.)

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"The war that would end all war"

"De oorlog die alle

oorlogen zou beëindigen"

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Causes

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Slag bij Waterloo

1815

Battle of Waterloo

1815

Last grand European war before WWI

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Congres van Wenen

1815

Conference of Vienna

1815

A balance of power in Europe

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Cause 1a

De Frans-Duitse Oorlog

1870-1871

The Franco-Prussian war

1870-1871

France loses the war

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Cause 1b

Frankrijk raakt

Elzas-Lotharingen kwijt

France loses Elzas-Lorraine

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Cause 1c

Duitsland ontstaat

1871

Suddenly a new large European country is born

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The German Empire before 1871

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Europe around 1900

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Cause 2

Modern imperialisme

Modern imperialism

European countries figthing for colonies in Africa and Asia

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Germany: right in the middle of Europe

After the Franco-Prussian war, Germany is born in 1871.
Germany is a modern country
France doesn't trust Germany
Balance of power is disrupted

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Cause 3

Nationalisme

Nationalism

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Cause 4

Militarisme

Militarism

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Cause 5

Wapenwedloop

Arms race

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Cause 6

Bondgenootschappen

Alliances

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The balance of power is disrupted and there is no way back

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Cause 7

Het Ottomaanse Rijk valt uit elkaar

The Ottoman Empire slowly falls apart

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All these causes lead to an explosive situation in Europe, one thing can explode the keg...

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Bosnia was part of Austria-Hungary, but not everyone agreed with it. A separatist group (the black hand) wanted Bosnia to join Serbia, and they used anything to achieve their goal

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Trigger

Gavrilo Princip vermoordt Franz-Ferdinand

Gavrilo Princip murders Franz-Ferdinand

June 28th 1914, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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De kroonprins van Oostenrijk-Hongarije bracht op 28 juni 1914 een bezoek aan de Bosnische stad Sarajevo. Daar wordt hij vermoord

door de Bende van de Zwarte Hand.

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From the trigger to war

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