HIST 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Unification Of Germany, German Nationalism, Serbian Nationalism
Notes 4/2/18
The Origins of World War 1
● Causes of WW1
○ Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
■ Not the direct cause
■ Could have been prevented
○ Nationalism
■ Switched from democratic to more aggressive monarchist
■ Single ethnic group trying to take over
● Struggle for power
■ Rise of German Nationalism
● Very opposed by France
● Creates First Treaty of Versailles (Look up)
■ Rise of anti-semitism in France
○ The Decline of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires
■ Russia feels they have the same ancestry as Slavic nations
● Same religion/language
■ Russia sees it as their role to protect all of these nations
● Long Term goal of overtaking them for the mediterranean and
Istanbul
○ Tzar of Russia wants Istanbul because it is the center of
their religion
■ Serbia wants self-unification
● Only Slavic state governed by a Slavic
● Break away from Austrian Empire
○ Replication of Italy’s unification
■ Czechs, Bulgarians, and Irish erect national identities for themselves
● Beforehand just identified with a different nationality
○ EX: Bulgarians = Greek
■ Turks also want to break away from Ottoman Empire
○ The Rise of Germany
■ German Unification 1856-1871
● Britain sees Germany becoming a new superpower as a threat
○ Both Military and Economic threat
■ Threatens Britain's industrial output, even exceeds it
(Germany)
■ Germany creates a strong navy
● Britain is an island, protects the mainland
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Document Summary
Switched from democratic to more aggressive monarchist. Single ethnic group trying to take over. Creates first treaty of versailles (look up) The decline of the ottoman and austrian empires. Russia feels they have the same ancestry as slavic nations. Russia sees it as their role to protect all of these nations. Long term goal of overtaking them for the mediterranean and. Tzar of russia wants istanbul because it is the center of their religion. Only slavic state governed by a slavic. Czechs, bulgarians, and irish erect national identities for themselves. Beforehand just identified with a different nationality. Turks also want to break away from ottoman empire. Britain sees germany becoming a new superpower as a threat. Threatens britain"s industrial output, even exceeds it (germany) Britain is an island, protects the mainland. British navy policy = has to be bigger than the next two navies combined. Caused problems as each start to go into the war.
