how did the naval and arms race cause the first world war?

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When was the dreadnought launched?

1906

What did the French plan to do?

Attack quickly with a large and well equipped army

What was the result of countries increasing it's army and weapons?

Became more confident that they would succeed in war and wanted to test out their strength

Why was their tension between Britain and Germany?

Because Britain felt threatened by Germany

Germany built up their navy so...

Britain did too

What destructive weapons were being developed and improved?

Machine guns and huge field guns

What did Russia hope that their large numbers would do?

Overwhelm Germany and Austria-Hungary

What increased as countries were threatened by each other?

Tension and their navy

Why did countries start making plans?

The strong possibility for war

Why did the naval race pick up?

because of the release of the dreadnought

What weapons were built up?

guns, shells and bullets

The dreadnought was the...

most powerful battleship ever built

What plan did the Germans create?

the Schlieffen plan

What was the idea Britain had?

they would have a navy big enough that no other would attack it


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