MILITARISM
ALLIANCES
™ massive military buildup
o to protect overseas colonies &
IMPERIALISTIC powers
ƒ Did they want to protect
the people in the
colonies or their own
interests?
™ size of armed forces & navies grew
sharply
o especially in Germany
ƒ Why Germany? Germany
had practically no
overseas land to protect.
™ countries with militaries were ready
to use them as soon as any trouble
erupted
o “Trigger-happy” is when ready
to fire at the least provocation,
regardless of situation or
consequences.
™ countries allied to protect themselves
against MILITARISM from other
countries
™ Triple Alliance united Germany,
Austria-Hungary, and Italy
™ Triple Entente united Russia &
France (which had already allied)
with Great Britain
™ alliances should keep war from
starting because no country should
want to start war with a different
country and its allies as well
IMPERIALISM
NATIONALISM
™ definition: “the policy of extending the
rule or authority of an empire or
nation over foreign countries, or of
acquiring and holding colonies and
dependencies.” (dictionary.com)
™ Germany, France, Russia, & Great
Britain = IMPERIAL nations
™ to keep imperial lands safe from
conquest by other imperial
countries, MILITARISM grew
™ definition: “strong devotion to one’s
national group or culture.” (book)
™ began in late 1800s
o Germany & Italy were new
o fds
™ new countries & power struggles
™ Balkan Peninsula
o SE Europe (ex: Serbia)
o areas w/ certain ethnic groups
might want freedom from an
empire or bigger country
™ Serbs had Serbia, but many lived
outside borders Æ Serbia wanted to
expand borders
™ Austria-Hungary wouldn’t let Serbia
expand
p.342 in textbook, map of 1914
colonization
™ alliance & entente are basically the
same thing
o entente can mean more of a
cooperation than an alliance
MILITARISM
ALLIANCES
IMPERIALISM
NATIONALISM