World War I Major Players. Austria-Hungary and Germany.
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World War I
Major Players
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Austria-Hungary and Germany
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Germany• Desired to expand its empire
and get colonies• Built a powerful army and navy
to equal Great Britain.• Feared France due to anger
over lost territories of Alsace & Lorraine
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Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Austria-Hungary• Contained a large number of
Slavic peoples living in the southern part of the country who wanted their freedom
• Annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, which angered the Slavics
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Europe in 1914
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Italy• Main goal to colonize, mainly
northern Africa
• No large empire to defend and not much of a threat militarily
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Great Britain• Industrialized-large, strong navy.
• Wanted to maintain a balance in Europe so she couldn’t be threatened.
• Was threatened by Germany’s military build-up and desire to expand.
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France• Feared Germany’s growing
power!
• Angry with Germany over the loss of territories (Alsace and Lorraine) during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
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Russia• Largest of the Slavic countries
and acted as a protector
• Looking to expand its empire, especially in the south to allow for sea access.
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Serbia
• Wanted to bring all of the Slavic peoples together.
• Angered over the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Slavic territories) by Austria-Hungary
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The Balkan Region 1914
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Triple Entente
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Balkans