supremacy 1914 strategy guide austria hungary

War on the Sea: Batter of Dogger Bank (Germany was defeated), Battle of Jutland (Germany retreated).War on Eastern Side: Battle of Tennenberg (Russia was defeated).Group 2 (Central Powers): Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Bulgaria etc.Group 1 (Allies): Serbia, Russia, Britian, France, USA, Belgium, Portugal, Romania etc.Austria declared war on Serbia on 28th July, 1914. Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian native (in Bosnia).(7) Immediate Cause: assassination of Francis Ferdinand France wanted to capture Alsace-Loraine back from Germany. During German unification, Germany got Alsace-Loraine from France.Defeated countries like Turkey and Bulgaria sought German help.The subsequent war was between the Balkan countries themselves – Eg: Serbia vs Bulgaria. They defeated Turkey in the First Balkan War. Many Balkan nations (Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and Montenegro) were under the control of Turkey.Hague conference of 18 failed to emerge as an international organisation.Germany opposed, but settled with a part of French Congo. Secret agreement between Britain and France allowing Britain to control Egypt and France to take over Morocco.These alliances were reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, while the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers. Note: Although Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary, it did not join the Central Powers, as Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive, against the terms of the alliance. Triple Entente or Allies (1907) – Britain, France, Russia.Triple Alliance or Central Powers (1882) – Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary.Pan Slav movement – Russian, Polish, Czhech, Serb, Bulgaria and Greek.German railway line – from Berlin to Baghdad.Conflict between old imperialist countries (Eg: Britain and France) vs new imperialist countries (Eg: Germany).The causes of the First World War were: (1) Conflict between Imperialist countries: Ambition of Germany Nations grouped among themselves to form military alliances as there were tension and suspicion among them. In the background there were many conflicts between European nations.

(7) Immediate Cause: assassination of Francis Ferdinand.

(1) Conflict between Imperialist countries: Ambition of Germany.

The Two Groups: Allies vs Central Powers.

Supremacy 1914 strategy guide austria hungary