Britain and France were working closely together with commanders which meant their military plans were designed to achieve quick victory. On the other hand, Russia could put millions onto the fields and France had a plan of attack which was to change across the frontier and attack deep into Germany, forcing surrender.
The Germans then came up with the Schlieffen Plan. The problem for Germany was that if the war broke out they would have to fight both Russia and France at the same time. While Britain and Germany built up their navies, the major powers on mainland Europe were also building up their armies. The Kaiser felt he needed a bigger navy than Britain to protect its country. Germany didn’t have a big Empire like Britain but most people agreed, at the time, they were the best trained and the most powerful. Germany’s navy was much smaller than Britain’s navy but the British army was put all over its colonies so they can be protected. The new Keiser Wilhelm announced his intention to build a bigger German navy than Britain. Britain had the most powerful navy in the world. The main event of Militarism causing World War one was the naval rivalry which was made after 1900. Militarism could have cause the war due to the naval and arms race. Also, at the time he would have been more hostile. This was a significant cause of World War one because Kaiser was humiliated and could have felt determined to fight Britain and France earlier as an act of Revenge. These two events lead directly to Militarism. France took control of Morocco and Germany was given land in central Africa as an act of compensation. Another conference was held and the British and French stood up against Germany once again. Britain feared that Kaiser wanted to set up a naval base in Agadir. In 1911 France tried to take over Morocco again. Instead, he was treated as if he had no right in speaking at the conference that was made global news. At the conference Kaiser was humiliated, this made him fill with rage because he wanted to be seen as Major power in Africa. An international conference was held in 1906.
In 1905, Kaiser visited Morocco in North Africa, where Germany was building up its own Empire. There are two main crisis’s that occurred in Morocco in 19. One of the most significant causes of World War one was Imperialism, which is where a system where powerful nation rules and exploits one or more colonies. Also how different countries wanted land to help their plan succeed in winning the war. As you can see Nationalism had made a big dent in Countries understanding and strength of war. Even if they weren’t able to win a war due to their strength and understanding of plans and leaders. The use of Nationalism gave nations false hope and aggressive to win the war. France wanted Alsace Lorraine back from Germany who was lost in 1871 Franco-Prussian war. Nationalist groups in Austria-Hungary and Serbia wanted independence. A lot of causes all linked back to countries all wanted to be better than each other. Nationalism shows you are proud of your country and want it to be the best. Nationalism was a great cause of World War one because of countries being greedy and not negotiating. The overall cause of World War was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The alliances system meant that a local conflict could easily result into an intimidating global one. Imperialism was a cause because building an empire needs manpower such as an army and a navy to conquer and keep the land that they colonised. This is because big armies become potential threats to other countries, other countries started forcing alliances in order to secure land. The war started mainly because of four aspects: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. Difference in policies were to blame, although the immediate cause of World War one was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand. World War one started on the 28th of July 1914 between two sides triple alliance and the triple entente.
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