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THE TIPPING POINT By Volk Ayres

INTRO
20,000,000 dead

Lasted for a little over 4 years

Many military firsts


A LONG PEACE
The last great intra-european conflict was the Hundred days
war

Also called the War of the 7th Coalition

This lasted from March 1815-July 1815

Followed by nearly a century devoid of great conflicts.


COLONIAL PROSPERITY
Through colonies, many European nations became wealthy

Hundreds of wars between European powers and Natives

Drives for wealth and power increased hostility


TREATY POLITICS
Prior to WW1, European countries set up treaties in order to
discourage aggression.

Eventually settled into England/France/Russia and


Germany/Italy/Austria-Hungary
RISE IN MILITARISM
The Industrial revolution brought technological advances

These advances saw increases in military capabilities

Many countries believed these advances made them


invincible
THE ASSASSINATION OF
ARCHDUKE FERDINAND
Heir to the Austria-Hungary throne

Huge coincidence; Gavrilo Princip

Lead to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia.


WHAT HORRORS OF WAR?
Illusions of power drew in conscripts

More countries drawn in based on decades standing treaties


and alliances

Colonies leveraged as weapons

War prolonged due to overwhelming killing potential on each


side
WORKS CITED
http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/worldwar1/a/World-War-One-Th
e-Major-Alliances.htm

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gavrilo-princips-sandwich-
79480741/

Wikipedia, as an almanac of wars of the 17th-20th century

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