Alliances Three Emperors’ League Created by German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck Germany, A-H & Russia Solved this problem by keeping friends with.

Alliances

Three Emperors’ League

Created by German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck

Germany, A-H & Russia Solved this problem by

keeping friends with RUSSIA and AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

Alliances

Triple Alliance Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary

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Franco-Russian Alliance Russia made an alliance with FRANCE. Although it was only a DEFENSIVE alliance, it

was Germany’s worst nightmare!

AlliancesEntente Cordiale

Great Britain and France

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Triple Entente Russia, Great Britain and France

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But Russia was also allied to Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria.

These nations were Slavic like Russia They hoped their alliance would Russia would

help them keep their national independence from Austria-Hungary

Issues Austria-Hungary

controlled Bosnia Bosnia was a Slavic

nation in the Balkans Serbia wanted

Bosnia to belong to them = nationalism

Previous attempts at freeing Bosnia had failed.

Tinderbox EventArchduke Franz Ferdinand Next in line to rule

throne for Austria-Hungary

Wanted to make Bosnia feel more like Austria-Hungary

Decides to visit Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia.

Tinderbox Event Gavilo Princip

assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914.

Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian

Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Tinderbox Event

Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s death and declared war on Serbia.

Germany pledged their support for Austria -Hungary.

• Example of Pan-German nationalism

Russia pledged their support for Serbia.

• Example of Pan-Slavic nationalism

WWI Begins

Germany declares war on Russia.

France pledges their support for Russia.

Germany declares war on France.

Germany invades Belgium on the way to France.

Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany.

WWI Begins

World War IWorld War I

Allied Powers:Allied Powers:

Central Powers:

Central Powers:

Great Britain

France

Russia

Italy

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Ottoman Empire