Germany and Great Britain were making their armies larger and larger, so they could go on war
The ruler of Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted war on Great Britain. Germany wanted to Great Britain's power.
To show people that their money wasn't going to waste, they had to join wars
People had to pay lots of taxes in Germany and Britain, for weapons and troops
ALLIANCES
The Triple entente between Russia, France and Britain
Triple Alliance between Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy
These alliances dragged other countries in the war
Germany and Great Britain were making their armies larger and larger, so they could go on war
The alliance system : made the war more likely
Serbia was growing its empire by capturing southern countries. Serbia wanted to capture Bosnia and make itself a big country.
Great Britain had the most colonies around the world and wanted to maintain their biggest empire
Austria-Hungary wanted to capture other colonies to build an empire, as their empire was declining and falling apart
Top Countries in industrialization were: Britain, France and Germany
Many countries were becoming very strong due to Industrialization : they could protect their country from other large empires
Industrialization gave countries the ability to grow their troops in numbers and weapons. Also, to replenish their troops in less time.
Britain had been increasing their naval troops and Germany was increasing their troops on the land and sea.
Strong Nationality in Italy. Italy wanted territory from Austria-Hungary. They later joined the Triple Entente in the war
Britain's Dream: To become one huge empire and rule the world
Germany became a new country. They were proud of it too. They needed power for growth of their nation. They now wanted to expand and become powerful
Germany wanted to prove that they were strong (German Nationalism)
Russia and Serbia were bffs : Serbia was mad at Austria-Hungary
France wanted revenge over their lost land (Alsace & Loraine) from Germany. People wanted to protect their country from the strong empires
Russia was defeated by Japan, which obviously made the country very mad.
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