UNIT #6 THE WORLD WARS of theTWENTIETH CENTURY – LESSON #1 CAUSES OF WWI – Impact of Franco-Prussian War and German Unification William II Triple Alliance Dual Alliance Anglo-French Entente of 1904 (Entente Cordialle) First Moroccan Crisis - 1905 Triple Entente The “People’s Budget” Militarism Mobilization Conscription in Germany Arms race Brinksmanship Patriotic nationalism Archduke Frans Ferdinand German “blank check” to the Austrians Bosnian Capital of Sarajevo Gavrillo Princip The Black Hand Young Bosnia – – Balkans of – “the tinterbox Europe” Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina First Balkan War 1911 – Second Balkan War 1913 – July 23rd Austrio-Hungary’s unconditional ultimatum unconditional support (of Austria) Germany’s Tsar Nicholas II Russian mobilization Schlieffen Plan (1905) Other words to know: Russo-Turkish War of 1875-1876 Balance of Power Dardanelles Treaty of San Stefano (1878) Berlin Conference of 1878 (Bismarck) Cyprus for Britain, Tunisia for France Bosnia for Austro-Hungarian Bosnian Empire (later: “The Crisis”) Serbian nationals in Bosnia Bismarck fired and Reinsurance Treaty Three Emperor’s League Franco-Russian Alliance William’s “Risk Theory” Second Moroccan Crisis 1911 – Gunboat: Panther alliances “entangling”
UNIT #6 – THE WORLD WARS of theTWENTIETH CENTURY LESSON #1 – CAUSES OF WWI Impact of Franco-Prussian War and German Unification William II Triple Alliance Dual Alliance Anglo-French Entente of 1904 (Entente Cordialle) First Moroccan Crisis - 1905 Triple Entente The “People’s Budget” Militarism Mobilization Conscription in Germany Arms race Brinksmanship Patriotic nationalism Archduke Frans Ferdinand German “blank check” to the Austrians Bosnian Capital of Sarajevo Gavrillo Princip – The Black Hand – Young Bosnia Balkans – “the tinterbox of Europe” Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina First Balkan War – 1911 Second Balkan War – 1913 July 23rd Austrio-Hungary’s unconditional ultimatum Germany’s unconditional support (of Austria) Tsar Nicholas II Russian mobilization Schlieffen Plan (1905) Other words to know: Russo-Turkish War of 1875-1876 Balance of Power Dardanelles Treaty of San Stefano (1878) Berlin Conference of 1878 (Bismarck) Cyprus for Britain, Tunisia for France Bosnia for Austro-Hungarian Empire (later: “The Bosnian Crisis”) Serbian nationals in Bosnia Bismarck fired Three Emperor’s League and Reinsurance Treaty Franco-Russian Alliance William’s “Risk Theory” Second Moroccan Crisis – 1911 Gunboat: Panther “entangling” alliances