Austria-Hungary
World War 1
By: Jonathan K.
Mathew S.
Anthony D.
Moises A.
Waleed A.
Alliance System
Austria-Hungary allied with Germany and Italy
and called themselves the Triple Alliance.
The United Kingdom allied with France and
Russia in the Triple Entente.
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on in the war Italy changes sides,
from the Triple Alliance to the Triple
Entente.
Alliance System
Alliances
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1879
The Dual Alliance
Germany and AustriaHungary made an
alliance to protect
themselves from Russia.
Austria-Hungary believe
that Germany would
always save them.
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1882
The Triple Alliance
Germany and AustriaHungary made an
alliance with Italy to
stop Italy from taking
sides with Russia
Alliance System
Europe had reached its breaking point on June 28,
1914. When Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the
Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in
Sarajevo, Bosnia.
He was killed by a Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip,
belonging to an organization known as the Black
Hand.
Convinced that the Serbian government had conspired
against them, Austria-Hungary issued Serbia an
unacceptable ultimatum.
Serbia agreed almost entirely.
Alliance System
Austria-Hungary was unsatisfied and declared war on
Serbia. Russia then ordered a mobilization only against
Austria-Hungary. The Germans threatened war if the
Russians did not demobilize. France responded and
mobilized.
On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia, and two
days later, on France. The German invasion of Belgium to
attack France, which violated Belgium's official neutrality,
prompted Britain to declare war on Germany. World War I
had begun.
Failure of Diplomacy
Austria-Hungary refused to share dominance
with Russia of the Balkans.
Austria-Hungary refused to accept United
Kingdom offer to mediate dispute with
Serbia.
Austria-Hungary rejects Serbian acceptance
of most of its “Ultimatum”
Imperialism
Austria-Hungary demanded a “sphere of influence” over
the Balkans.
Austria-Hungary was building tension with Serbia over
the Balkans. The Balkan states drove Turkey out of
the area. The states then fought each other over
which area should belong to which state.
Austria-Hungary told Serbia to give up. Tension then
began to rise between the two countries.
Imperialism
Austria Hungary
demanded a
“sphere of
influence” over
the Balkans.
Balkans
Militarism
Countries had been
improving for many
years. Allot of the
countries were very
wealthy, most of the
money was invested
in military use.
First and last
Dreadnought Battleship
Militarism
Austria-Hungary
thought that all
Serbian threat had to
be destroyed with
military means.
Nationalism
Austria-Hungary was not very unified before
the war, the war pulled the country closer.
Little or no feeling of Austro-Hungarian
nationalism.
The military and other armed forces helped
unite the people of the country during the
time of war.
Austria-Hungary 1 - Links
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
http://www.firstworldwar.com/origins/causes.htm
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/causes.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_caused_World_War_1
http://www.answers.com/topic/world-war-i
http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/world-war1.cfm
http://www.lib.msu.edu/sowards/balkan/lect15.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_Austria-Hungary_start_World_War_1