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Learning Goal 2/3

Causes and the Direct Cause of WW1

M = Militarism (+ arms race)

A = Alliances

I = Imperialism

N = Nationalism

E=Economic competition

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Politicians at the time called this system of alliances the "Balance of Power"

They believed that the size and power of the two alliances would prevent either side from starting a war

Nation, state, nationalism, ethnic group

• a nation (volk) is a group of people that feel connected because they share the same language, religion, history, culture.
  
• examples: The Dutch, The Spanish, Turks, Poles, Chinese etc.
  

• a state is the territory (with boundaries, infrastructure and a government) in which a nation lives.
  
• examples: The Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, Poland etc.

Nation, state, nationalism, ethnic group

• Nationalism: a strong love for one's own nation. The feeling that one's own nation is the best. 

• nationality: the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization.

• Ethnic group : a group of the population that, in a larger society, is set apart and bound together because they share race, language, nationality, or culture.
  

Austria-Hungary: multi ethnic state

Austria-Hungary

Bosnia had been a province of Austria-Hungary since 1908. Approximately 50% of the Bosnians didn't want to be a part of the Danube Monarchy 

(=name of Austria-Hungary between 1867-1918)

 but wanted to join forces with the Kingdom of Serbia. 

Austria-Hungary

When Franz-Ferdinand, the succesor to the Austria-Hungarian throne, visited the Bosnian capital city of Sarajevo on June 28th of 1914, he was assassinated by a 17-year-old called Gavrilo Princip. Princip was a member of the Bosnian-Serbian secret military society 'The Black Hand'.

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Von Schlieffen-Plan