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Battlefield in the Marne between Souain and Perthes, 1915. Battlefield in the Marne between Souain and Perthes, 1915.  (Bibliotheque nationale de France) (Bibliotheque nationale de France)

Battlefield in the Marne between Souain and Perthes, 1915. Battlefield in the Marne between Souain and Perthes, 1915.  (Bibliotheque nationale de France) (Bibliotheque nationale de France)

What started this mess?

ILITARISM

LLIANCES

MPERIALISM

ATIONALISM

MILITARISMMILITARISM

Anglo-Anglo-GermanGerman

ARMSARMSRaceRace

H.M.S. H.M.S. ArrogantArrogant

H.M.S. H.M.S. GladiatorGladiator

H.M.S. H.M.S. UnbeatenUnbeaten

H.M.S. H.M.S. UnbendingUnbending

H.M.S. H.M.S. UnbrokenUnbroken

H.M.S. H.M.S. UndauntedUndaunted

H.M.S. H.M.S. ValiantValiant

H.M.S. H.M.S. VampireVampire

H.M.S. H.M.S. VanquisherVanquisher

H.M.S. H.M.S. VehementVehement

H.M.S. H.M.S. VengeanceVengeance

H.M.S. H.M.S. VictoryVictory

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H.M.S. DreadnoughtH.M.S. Dreadnought(1906)(1906)

"HMS Dreadnought (1911) profile drawing" by Emoscopes

Art Credit: Emoscopes

FULLY

AUTOMATED

A Revolution in Weaponry

Percentage Distribution Percentage Distribution of the of the World's World's

Manufacturing ProductionManufacturing Production

18701870 19131913USAUSA 23.3 23.3 35.835.8

GermanyGermany 13.2 13.2 15.715.7

U.K.U.K. 31.8 31.8 14.014.0

FranceFrance 10.3 10.3 6.46.4

RussiaRussia 3.7 3.7 5.55.5

ItalyItaly 2.4 2.4 2.72.7

OthersOthers 15.315.3 19.919.9Source: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/indrevtabs1.asp

Wilhelm II “Kaiser Bill”

A PR move gone seriously wrong!

Photo by @Doug88888

LINK

TheThe ALLIANCEALLIANCE

SystemSystem

ARCHITECTARCHITECTARCHITECTARCHITECT

Map Credit: historicair

Triple Entente

BritainFranceRussia

Map Credit: historicair

Photo by Photo by Jayel Aheram

Photo by Photo by Jayel Aheram

The objective was The objective was NOT to go to war.NOT to go to war.

1914 American Cartoon1914 American Cartoon

IT WORKS!!!IT WORKS!!!

IT WORKS!!!IT WORKS!!!

...until it ...until it doesn’t.doesn’t.

IMPERIALISMIMPERIALISMIMPERIALISMIMPERIALISM

National Rivalry National Rivalry Goes GlobalGoes Global

NATIONALISMNATIONALISM

Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix, 1830) (Eugène Delacroix, 1830)

Self-Determination on the Basis of Ethnicity

Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix, 1830) (Eugène Delacroix, 1830)

Map Credit: ArnoldPlaton

The “Former Yugoslavia”

Map Credit: Ijanderson977

PAN-SLAVISM

Map Credit:CrazyPhunk

The Black The Black HandHand

Serbian Serbian NationalistsNationalists

Photo by FotoRita [Allstar maniac]

Archduke Archduke

Franz Franz FerdinanFerdinan

d of d of AustriaAustria

AR

CH

DU

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AR

CH

DU

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Picture Credit: Aloysius

Photo by Alexf

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IGNITEIGNITE

The Web of Alliances

Art Credit: It Is Me Here Xiaphias

ILITARISM

LLIANCES

MPERIALISM

ATIONALISM

Triple Entente

BritainFranceRussia

Map Credit: historicair