27-1 The Stage is Set
Balkans
"the powder keg of Europe" which ethnicity?
Industrial & Economic
Britain felt threatened by Germany's success. Two types of rivalries
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy form the an alliance in 1882 (Germany also forms alliance with Ottoman Empire in 1882)
A-H & Ott Emp
Nationalistic fervor / nationalistic desire for self-determination threatens these two empires
arms race
a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons
1815-1914
age in which Europe is relatively peaceful hint: almost 100 years!!
hague tribunal
an attempt to settle international disputes through negotiations
Alsace & Lorraine
desire for revenge after being taken over by Germany
1894 & 1904
entities formed Between Britain, France, and Russia
Nobel Prize
established by Nobel, who regretted his invention's (dynamite) use for violence established all his makings to reward those who worked to initiate world peace
1896
first modern day Olympics, in effort to bring peaceful, friendly competition to unite Europe (and beyond)
Peace programs
olympics nobel prize pacifist movements --> women hague tribunal
pacifist movement
people who worked to bring peace without violence **women=anti alcohol drive
rivalries
relationships between countries over imperialism
Militarism
the glorification of the military led to: • arms race • naval build-up
1890s
the years the Balkans are preparing nationalism ("powder keg" refers to gun powder ready to explode)
1882
year of the triple alliance
Social Darwinism
• racial and militaristic superiority used to justify war and colonial empires
Pan-slavism
•Slavic nationalism: Ethnic separate movement that called to unite the Slavic ethnicity under one country. • Russia supports Serbia