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Great Britain

Germany. France. Russia. Great Britain . The Race That Led to WWI. Revolutions That Rocked Europe.

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Great Britain

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  1. Germany France Russia Great Britain The Race That Led to WWI

  2. Revolutions That Rocked Europe The idea of the people of a nation taking the control of their country into their own hands gained a lot of power as Western Europe watched the great Powerhouse of England lose the colonies in the United States…this inspired many others over the next 100 years to take stands against their governments. Italy 1848 Austria 1848 Germany 1848 French 1796 U.S. Colonies 1776

  3. Imperialism The New Measure of Power in Europe • Imperialism: The extension of a nation’s power over other lands • This can happen in two ways… • Indirect Rule: Local authorities allowed to keep their jobs, but government ultimately answers to imperial power. • Direct Rule: Imperial “cleans house” and replaces local authorities with ones from imperial country. • Direct rule tends to cause more conflicts

  4. King George V of England Czar Nicholas of Russia Triple Entente Leaders of the Alliances Kaiser William II of Germany Triple Alliance Premier George Clemenceau of France Victor Emmanuel III King of Italy Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria

  5. British Imperial Rule and Resulting Conflicts

  6. British Imperial Rule and Resulting Conflicts

  7. Key Players of Western Europe Late 1800’s and Prewar

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