World War I and the Russian Revolution

By obrienm22

  • Nationalism

    Relations between European countries were harmonious
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    Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism

  • militarism

    militarism
    By the late 1800s European nations had built large, well-trained armies.

  • nationalism

    mid 1800s cooperation broke down
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    The system of alliances

  • The Triple Alliance

    The Triple Alliance
    Bismark prsuaded Italy to Italy to join an alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary in the Triple Alliance in order to isolate Italy

  • Triple Entente

    Triple Entente
    An alliance between France,Russia, and Great Britain but Italy had a secret understanding Russia and Germany. So Italy had a foothold in both rival camps

  • Europe approaches war

    Europe approaches war
    early 1900s great powers of Europe were plunging toward war

  • United States and WWI

    United States and WWI
    Arthur Zimmerman sent a secret telegram to the German ambassador in Mexico wanting to make Mexico and Germany allies.

  • Early years of war

    Early years of war
    German troops reached the Marne River near Paris

  • Balkan "Powder Keg"

    Balkan "Powder Keg"
    The Balkan Powder Keg was ignited and killed King Ferdinand

  • Russian in WWI

    Russian in WWI
    country didn't have enough food to supply its large numbers
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    Russian Revolution