Causes of WW1. The main players Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.
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Causes of WW1Causes of WW1
The main playersThe main players
Kaiser Wilhelm II of GermanyKaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
Emperor Franz Joseph of AustriaEmperor Franz Joseph of Austria
Czar Nicholas II of RussiaCzar Nicholas II of Russia
King George V of Great BritainKing George V of Great Britain
King Victor Emmanuelle of ItalyKing Victor Emmanuelle of Italy
FranceFrance
Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman EmpireEmpire
SerbiaSerbia
Entangling System of AlliancesEntangling System of Alliances
Arms Race and MilitarismArms Race and Militarism
Naval race between Naval race between Germany and BritainGermany and Britain
Germany, France, Germany, France, Russia race to expand Russia race to expand their armiestheir armies
All the countries had All the countries had made plans for war, made plans for war, such as the German such as the German Von Schlieffen PlanVon Schlieffen Plan
War was seen as War was seen as inevitableinevitable
ImperialismImperialism
Countries wanted coloniesCountries wanted colonies Both for wealth and prestigeBoth for wealth and prestige
NationalismNationalism
Similar causes as imperialism: the country Similar causes as imperialism: the country wants more power and prestige, which wants more power and prestige, which would be boosted by military glory and would be boosted by military glory and victoryvictory
Very strong in the case of Serbia, Germany Very strong in the case of Serbia, Germany and Franceand France
Also, nationalism was pulling empires like Also, nationalism was pulling empires like Austria-Hungary, Russia, and the Ottoman Austria-Hungary, Russia, and the Ottoman empire apart, so they thought a war might empire apart, so they thought a war might save their empiressave their empires
Preservation of the old orderPreservation of the old order
Socialist and liberal movements gaining Socialist and liberal movements gaining power in most countriespower in most countries This posed a threat to the old order, especially This posed a threat to the old order, especially
in Russia, Austria-Hungary and Germany in Russia, Austria-Hungary and Germany because they did not have responsible because they did not have responsible governments yetgovernments yet
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany had to rely Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany had to rely on socialists and liberals to pass an army on socialists and liberals to pass an army bill in 1913bill in 1913 In return, the socialists and liberals wanted a In return, the socialists and liberals wanted a
more responsible governmentmore responsible government The Kaiser had to find an external crisis to The Kaiser had to find an external crisis to
distract from the internal crisisdistract from the internal crisis