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Imperialism • Imperialism: When a stronger country takes over a weaker country economically, politically, and socially. • France belonged to the Triple Entente along with England Russia. http: //images. google. com/imgres? imgurl=http: //www. historiasiglo 20. org/GLOS/images/triple entente. jpg&imgrefurl=http: //www. historiasigl o 20. org/GLOS/tripleentente. htm&h=154&w=1 98&sz=11&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=L 5 Hp. WNZo J 4 Q 0 JM: &tbnh=81&tbnw=104&prev=/images %3 Fq%3 DTriple%2 BEntente%26 gbv%3 D 2% 26 svnum%3 D 10%26 hl%3 Den

Imperialism cont. • France increased rivalry with Germany who had entered the scramble to acquire colonies. • France competed for economic expansion in Africa. http: //images. google. com/imgres? imgurl=http: //www. ai esec. net/photos/images/45279539/expansion. jpg&imgr efurl=http: //www. aiesec. org/about/expansion/&h=283& w=400&sz=29&hl=en&start=18&tbnid=de_WYL 7 S 8 MH un. M: &tbnh=88&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3 Fq%3 Dex pansion%26 gbv%3 D 2%26 svnum%3 D 10%26 hl%3 Den

Imperialism cont. • France had been the dominant power in Europe for almost 200 yrs. • France seeks to isolate Germany. France’s forms an alliance first with Russia and Great Britain known as the Triple Entente. http: //images. google. com/i mages? svnum=10&um=1 &hl=en&q=france+flag

Alliance System • The two main alliances during WWI were the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. • The Triple Entente consisted of Russia, France, and Britain. • The Triple Alliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. http: //images. google. com/imgres? imgurl =http: //www. callresponsesoftware. com/i mages/alliancesphoto. jpg&imgrefurl=http: //www. callresp onsesoftware. com/alliances. htm&h=244 &w=212&sz=8&hl=en&start=4&um=1&t bnid=qbpn 4 ioc 0 Evz. M: &tbnh=110&tbnw=96&prev =/images%3 Fq%3 DAlliances%26 svnum %3 D 10%26 um%3 D 1%26 hl%3 Den

Alliance System Cont. • There was also the Austro. Serbian Alliance. • Austria-Hungary made an alliance with Serbia to stop Russia from gaining control of Serbia. • Also there was the Anglo. Russian Entente. • This was an agreement between Britain and Russia. http: //www. cartoonstock. com/lowres/ csl 0112 l. jpg

Alliance System Cont. • There was a Franco-Russian Alliance. • Russia had formed an alliance with France to protect against Germany and Austria. Hungary. • There was also the Dual Alliance • Germany and Austria. Hungary made an alliance to protect themselves from Russia. http: //puzzlemu seum. com/mon th/picm 02/2002 10 flag. jpg

• All in all, all of these topics led up to what had made and consisted World War I. • The causes of World War I then ld up to WWII. • Then the Causes of World War II ended up with the creations of new nations, the founding of the United Nations, etc.

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Militarism /Arms Race Militarism - a strong military spirit or policy. Arms Race - rivalry between countries to dominate in quantity and quality of military arms.

Militarism /Arms Race • France knew that they going to be attacked by their rival Germany. • With the threat of German invasion they increased troop strength and power.

Militarism / Arms race • The French started to draft colonial subjects to increase troop numbers. • The French started to use propaganda posters as a means to get men, money, influence, and resources into the military campaign.

Militarism / Arms race o The French were the 1 st once to use tear gas grenades against the Germans on august 1914. o The French also developed their own portable flamethrower used in trench attacks between 1917 -18. o Hotchkiss 8 mm M 1914 machine gun the French army's standard heavy tripod mounted machine gun.

Militarism / Arms race • France and Germany had an arms race for who can have bigger a army. • Both of the countries armies doubled in size between 1870 and 1914.

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