The Origins of World War One
Subjects / History / World War One
As the 19th century drew to a close, the major powers in Europe began to form a system of alliances. The unification of Germany in 1871 and the defeat of the French forces during the Franco-Prussian war increased tension in Europe, as the French signed secret treaties with Britain and Russia to protect themselves against any future German attack. By 1900, countries began to take sides as an Alliance System started to divide Europe into two separate camps. Over the next 14 years the European major powers increased their armed forces and naval power in preparation for an attack on their sovereignty. The assassination of the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne ultimately propelled Europe into its biggest conflict since the Napoleonic Wars of 1792 to 1815.
| Author: | Cathal Doyle | Publisher: | GCSEPod® |
| Narrator: | Peter McGowan | ISBN: | 978-1-84906-091-2 |
| Video ISBN: | 978-1-84906-591-7 |
Chapters
- Tension in Europe and the Alliance System
- The Arms and Naval Race
- The Schlieffen Plan
- The Moroccan Crises 1905 and 1911
- The Bosnian Crisis, 1908 to 1914
- Assassination and Sarajevo
Exam Board Relevance
- Edxcel
- AQA
- CEA
- IGCSE (EdExcel)
- OCR
- SQA
- WJEC
- IGCSE (CiE)
Includes original GCSEPod image art. Additional pictorial images created by Damon Smith
Curriculum and Exam Board Information
Key Issues
Titles
Chapters
- Moroccan Crises 1905 and 1911
- Bosnian Crisis 1908-1909
- Sarajevo, Austria/Hungary and the Serbs
- The Schieffen Plan
- Events leading to the outbreak of war
- The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo, 1914
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