Causes Of World War One

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dismissed from his office and France took the opportunity to gain an
ally, therefore , in 1891 the Franco- Russian Entente was formed. Then
in 1904 Britain and France put aside their conflicts and formed the
Entente Cordiale. As a result , the Triple Entente , a coalition
between Great Britain, France , and Russia, countered the Triple
Alliance. Now Europe was divided up into two armed camps.(World Book
Encyclopedia, WXYZ, pg. 367)
Nationalism also played a major role in developing tensions in
Europe; for it had been causing dissatisfaction since the Congress of
Vienna in 1815. In that settlement the preservment of peace was chosen
over nationalism, therefore, Germany and Italy were left as divided
states, though they did unify in the future. The Franco- Prussian War
in 1871 resulted in the France’s loss of the province of Alasce-
Lorraine to Germany, and the French looked forward to regaining their
lands. Then there was Austria- Hungary which controlled many lands
that their neighbors felt belonged to them. Serbia wanted Bosnia and
Hercegovina, Italy wanted the Trentino and Trieste regions, and the
Czechs and Solvaks wanted independence from Austria- Hungrey. There
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