Why Did Alliances Cause Ww1
Alliances are important in any war because the members of alliance will support the country when support is needed. Alliances involve teaming up against another side to the battle, and this forces that side to ally with other countries to fight, this leading up to WWI. However nationalism in the Balkans may have also lead up to WWI, due to the growing pride from the different ethnic groups living in the Balkan ,in which they revolted and weakened the Ottoman Empire. Although Militarism could have also helped cause tension between the two sides, alliances and Balkan nationalism are important factors involving WWI. The alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia created a bigger threats on Germany and Balkan nationalism helped create tension
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The Balkans is a territory in Europe comprised of many countries with many nationalities within them. In 1878 Serbia gained its independence after the Russo-Turkish war. In 1903, the pro-Austrian King Alexander of Serbia was murdered and was replaced by a new king determined to reduce Austrian-Hungarian influence. Austria-Hungary feared the influence of a strong country with a multi-ethnic empire. In order to combat this, Austria-Hungary started a tariff war and the Serbs went to France for support. Tensions grew when Baron von Aehrenthal became Austria’s new foreign minister. His belief that an aggressive foreign policy demonstrating that Austria was still a force to be reckoned with would eliminate any trouble against their government. However during the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913, Serbia had won in both wars and won more land out of them. This success rate in Serbia had annoyed Austria-Hungary and they were now convinced that they need to crush Serbia. The Serbian success rate and winnings from the Balkan Wars threatened Austria-Hungary because of how much land they have and their influence on the multi-ethnic empire. This intimidation of Serbia’s rising power terrorized Austria-Hungary’s hold in the Balkans and ultimately led to war when Austria became to aggressive towards
The Balkans is a territory in Europe comprised of many countries with many nationalities within them. In 1878 Serbia gained its independence after the Russo-Turkish war. In 1903, the pro-Austrian King Alexander of Serbia was murdered and was replaced by a new king determined to reduce Austrian-Hungarian influence. Austria-Hungary feared the influence of a strong country with a multi-ethnic empire. In order to combat this, Austria-Hungary started a tariff war and the Serbs went to France for support. Tensions grew when Baron von Aehrenthal became Austria’s new foreign minister. His belief that an aggressive foreign policy demonstrating that Austria was still a force to be reckoned with would eliminate any trouble against their government. However during the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913, Serbia had won in both wars and won more land out of them. This success rate in Serbia had annoyed Austria-Hungary and they were now convinced that they need to crush Serbia. The Serbian success rate and winnings from the Balkan Wars threatened Austria-Hungary because of how much land they have and their influence on the multi-ethnic empire. This intimidation of Serbia’s rising power terrorized Austria-Hungary’s hold in the Balkans and ultimately led to war when Austria became to aggressive towards