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Nationalism

 Nationalism means being a strong supporter of the rights and interests of one's country. The Congress of Vienna, held after Napoleon's exile  to Elba, aimed to sort out problems in Europe. Delegates from Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia (the winning allies) decided upon a new Europe that left both Germany and Italy as divided states. Strong nationalist elements led to the re-unifaction of Italy in 1861 and Germany in 1871. The settlement at the end of the Franco-Prussian war left France angry at the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany and keen to regain their lost territory. Large areas of both Austria-Hungary and Serbia were home to differing nationalist groups, all of whom wanted freedom from the states in which they lived. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAQhtM2wsYs

Militarism

Militarism means that the army and military forces are given a high profile by the government. The growing European divide had led to an arms race between the main countries. The armies of both France and Germany had more than doubled between 1870 and 1914 and there was fierce competition between Britain and Germany for mastery of the seas. The British had introduced the 'Dreadnought', an effective battleship, in 1906. The Germans soon followed suit introducing their own battleships. The German, Von Schlieffen also drew up a plan of action that involved attacking France through Belgium if Russia made an attack on Germany. The map below shows how the plan was to work.

Imperialism

Imperialism

 Imperialism is when a country takes over new lands or countries and makes them subject to their rule. By 1900 the British Empire extended over five continents and France had control of large areas of Africa. With the rise of industrialism countries needed new markets. The amount of lands 'owned' by Britain and France increased the rivalry with Germany who had entered the scramble to acquire colonies late and only had small areas of Africa. Note the contrast in the map below.

Alliances

                                                                    

1879

The Dual Alliance-
Germany and Austria-Hungary made an alliance to protect themselves from Russia.

1881
Austro-Serbian Alliance
Austria-Hungary made an alliance with Serbia to stop Russia gaining control of Serbia.

1882
The Triple Alliance
Germany and Austria- Hungary made an alliance with Italy to stop Italy from taking sides with Russia.

1894
Franco-Russian Alliance
Russia formed an alliance with France to protect herself against Germany and Austria-Hungary.

1904
Entente Cordiale
This was an agreement, but not a formal alliance, between France and Britain.

1907
Anglo-Russian Entente
This was an agreement between Britain and Russia.

1907
Triple Entente
This was made between Russia, France and Britain to counter the increasing threat from Germany.

1914
Triple Entente (no separate peace)
Britain, Russia and France agreed not to sign for peace separately.