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1914Europe@peacefor
40years

TripleallianceGermany,
Italy,AustriaHungary.
TripleEntenteFrance,
Russia,Britain

Theideathatourown
countrywasbetterthanall
theothercountrieswasa
causeofwar.(Nationalism)

Industrialdevelopment
allowingcitiesextreme
growth

Nationalismgrowinginall
countries

Britishempireownedthe
world

Nationalism&militarism
spreading.Glorificationof
military

Assassinationofthe
Archdukeamajorcauseof
thewar.

Germanysproblemwas
howtheyweregoingto
defeatFranceononeside
andRussiaontheother
side

Greatpowerssigned
treatiestodefendeach
otherifattacked

TrenchesfromSwitzerland
toEnglishchannel

GermanPlantheSchlieffen
Plan.ConvinceFranceto
joinwar&thendefeatthem

CalledGreatWarlargest
conflicttheworldhadever
seen

Propagandaspread
everywhere

Enthusiasm&patriotismat
startofwar.Enthusiasm
disappearedwhenthey
realizedhowdeadlythiswar
was

Militarytacticshavenot
changedin100yearsbut
newweaponscausedallthe
differenceinwar.Weapons
includemachineguns,
chemicalwarfare,

Factoriesonthehomefront
couldmakenewweapons
fastly.

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