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The Build Of Tension Between Powers – 1890-1914
When it comes to World War 1 there is nobody that can really be blamed for the disaster. There was no one thing that triggered the war. However, there were a series of events that led to upsets in the leading powers that caused war to break out. ... Its Navy was so big because of the ‘Two Power Standard’, this being that Britain’s Navy should be able to overcome the power of two other Navy’s combined. ... Prussia’s Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck, had brought German speaking lands together(save Austria) through three wars, the last war being the one where France lost its two provinces. ... Germany was ruled by Kaiser Wilhelm II, a man who wanted to make Germany far more concerned in world affairs and wanted a larger Navy and Army. ...
Austria-Hungary were once a strong power containing several different nationalities. ... There are short and long term causes in finding out how the breakdown of these powers came about and led to a war in 1914.
Long Term Causes :
The First Long Term Cause shows clearly the beginning to the tension which led to a war.
‘The Balance Of Power’
British foreign policy stated that no single European country could become too powerful as they believed it was a threat to the security of the nation. ... Which, suffice to say, hardly dampened the prospect of war.
‘Imperialism’
This was the policy of extending an empire, gaining more colonies, which was usually by victory of war. ...
Germany, however, were gathering an even larger Navy so Britain had to balance the strengths. ...
‘Kaiser Wilhelm II’
As war was approaching there was a strangle small amount of people involved in weather war was to happen or not. However, of that small amount there was one man who hardly did much to prevent or slow down any signs of war. Kaiser Wilhelm came to the throne in 1888 and was determined to expand Germanys interests around the world. He was determined to gain bigger colonies and have Germany play a bigger part in the outside world.
Concerning war, the Kaiser played important parts in pre-war developments.
Approximate Word count = 1806
Approximate Pages = 7.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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