Alliances
• Germany was part of the Triple
Alliance, along with AustriaHungary, the Ottoman Empire,
and Bulgaria
• This action was a response to the
alliance between France and
Russia
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• German
foolishness to
support AustriaHungary after the
assassination of
Archduke Franz
Ferdinand led to
conflict between all
of Europe
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Failure of Diplomacy
• The idea of
“realpolitik” wasn’t a
solid idea
• It caused Germany to
constantly be
threatening other
countries as their
means of Diplomacy
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• Created an enemy in Britain when
it tried to out do Britain’s navy
• The German attack on France
enforced all treaties in place
between the Allied powers leading
to an all out war
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Bibliography
• Zahora, Renee. World War I Reading
Packet. 2007.
• Zahora, Renee. Student Help
Powerpoint. 2007
• Zahora, Renee. Countries Links.
2007
Head to head
• Germany went head to
head with Great Britan to
see who was the master of
the seas
• Admiral Tirpitz lead the
Germans
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• Alfred von Schlieffen was the German
Army Chief of staff
• He said:
• Defeat France Early, no one would want to
fight
• 6 weeks for Russia to organize their army
Schlieffen Plan
Arms Race
• Germany gave the most money to
their navy.
• They wanted to be the best
• The even widened the Kiel canal to
let the great battleships to pass
through
• All of this led to a great expansion in
the power of each navy
Dreadnaughts
• Germany and Great Britain tried
to develop a new class of ships.
• They were to be the best ship
• A ship that could defeat any other
ship
• Britain developed the
Dreadnaught class first
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U-boats
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The First Submarines
Designed to be stealthy
Could take out Ships from under the water
Key German asset
Raided commerce
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Bibliography
• “Teachers Net." 21 Mar. 2007
<http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/WWI
FAQ.html>.
• 28 Mar. 2007
<http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FW
WschlieffenP.htm>.
What Germany wanted in the
war
• France had large parts of Africa which
they used squeezed the natural
resources out of them.
• Britain had colonies in five continents,
this land increased as the war started
up.
• Germany needed colonies, they had
some in colonies spread over the
world this was not enough to supply
them for the war.
What Germany had
• Germany did not have very many colonies
before they started to imperialize Africa.
• Germany had a couple colonies in Africa
and a tiny colony named Papa New
Guinea.
• Except for a few colonies spread through
out the world, Germany was out of luck for
natural recourses from their colonies.
Why did Germany want to
imperialize
• Germany’s reasons for imperialisation
were like every body else's, they wanted
natural recourses, slave labor and gold for
personal gain.
• The other reason that Germany needed to
imperialize is that the war was going to run
their economy dry if they did not have a
steady source of recourses
Bibliography
• German Empire - Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia
• Student help Causes Pwrpt.ppt
• http://www.historyonthenet.com/Lessons/w
orksheets/ww1/Causes_WWOne.doc
www.lib.berkeley.edu
• Wilhelm II led
German Empire
• Wanted to show
world his injury did
not make him
weaker
• Had a desire to
show he was the
best, even with an
injury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_II%2C_
German_Emperor#World_War_I
• Germany attempted
to be the best by
outracing everyone
in military and naval
power
• This let Germany
feel it was getting http://www.quikmaneuvers.com/i
mages/German_Army_Battle_L
the respect it
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deserved from the
rest of the world
• Wanted to control
the Ottoman
empire to feel
strong
• Made them have
a strong defense
of Alsace &
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Lorraine
Bibliography
Book
• Farah, Karls. World History, The
Human Experience. National
Geographic Society, 1999.
Packet/Notes
• Zahora, Renee. World War I Reading
Packet. 2007.
• Zahora, Renee. Student Help
Powerpoint. 2007
Website