WW1 - World order

• Short term causes

  . Assassination of Franz Ferdinand - Sparked a reaction from Austro-Hungry in which Germany supported a militarised response

  . Schlieffen plan - Germany military plan to quickly take out France and then turn attention towards Russia

  . British public were overall supportive of war in a sense of Jingoism
• Long term causes

  . Efforts were cracking to maintain balance of power within Europe - Congress of Vienna 1815 laid out to ensure a diplomatic response was priority - Emphasised by Britain's policy of 'splendid Isolationism'

  . German unification/arms race - Industrialising very quickly which led to rapid growth in naval power - Seen as a direct threat from Britain - Kaiser Wilhelm - 'Welpolitik' - rival French and British imperial power
• Long term causes (2)

  . Rival alliances - UK, France, Russia alliance - Germany, Austro-Hungry alliance - led to a domino effect - 1839 treaty between Belgium and UK protected Belgiums neutrality however through Germanys advancemet in Belgium this provoked UKs entry into War
• Why Europe powers did not bring African soldiers

  . Europe was seen as a higher civilisation but by exposing the realities of war within Europe this would disregard this

  . Teaching Africans how to fight could spark independence movements
• Africa in WW1

  . Allies wanted to establish Naval supremecy over Germany by neutralising German ports

  . Germany policy of middle Africa - Controlling central Africa

  . Britian wanted to connect North and South Africa

  . Led to fighting in East Africa with a high presence of Guerilla Warfare being utilised
• Why WW1 is seen as a world war

  . Nationalist movements across South-East Europe against the sick man of Europe - 'Ottoman Empire'

  . Austro-Hungry was seen as a threat to countries such as Serbia

  . Highlights European nature

  . However

  . Presence of empire's gave it a global spread - Indian, Canadian, Australian and New Zeland soldiers fighting for Britain

  . 'Industrailised total war'

  . Propoganda, nationalism, memory, civillian

  . estimated 20 million deaths
• Financial, Commercial, Imperial

  . JP morgan bought British treasury bonds which supported war effort whilst making profit
• Empire resources - Army

  . France - 200,000 soldiers West Africa

  . UK - 1.4 million Indians
• Mobalisation - Concentration - Application

  . Dispersal of resources to defend colonies for empires
• Conflict stemming from WW1

  . Russian revolution

  . 4 empires fell

  . Regional conflicts continued - Turkey advanced war to serve self-interest

  . Egypt seperation from Britian - 1922
• Birth of IR?

  . Democratic capitalism vs Communism?