HIST 1112 Lecture 7: World History Notes 3.8.16
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World war i: franco-prussian war (1870-71) (french vs. german, louis napoleon attempts to stop german unification. He is captured: france loses alsace-lorraine region that was rich in coal and iron, otto bismarck unifies germany. Germany becomes a dominant power in europe: ethnic tensions in austria-hungary (nationalism, crimean war. Very first war where trains are used. Russia keeps crimea but cannot have an army or a navy based there: austrian and russian rivalry in the balkan peninsula. Ottomans sign a treaty with the russians to allow them to gain territory in the ottoman empire: dual alliance. France becomes fearful of germany, so they sign a defense pact with. The triple alliance is in the middle of the entente, leaving them at a disadvantage. Other countries forced to get involved with singular countries problems because of alliances: austria annexes bosnia which strains relations with russia. Assassinated in sarajevo by gavrilo princip: black hand. Russia pledges to protect serbia from austrian attack.
