As the Ottoman Empire falls apart, everyone wants a piece of the pie!
As the Ottoman Empire falls apart, everyone wants a piece of the pie!
Meaning to balance power amongst rising empires, European powers had been building alliances (both publically and secretly) with one another for decades. A-H Alliances: mostly for protection against Russian aggression
Go through with pen from smartboard and show alliances and how it falls Russia wants to protect power and slavism in Serbia, so it attacks Austria-Hungary Germany retaliates to hold up its end of the bargain France hates Germany for taking its land in the past, and it has an alliance with Russia. It mobilizes against Germany. Italy finally makes up its mind. Germany goes through neutral Belgium and brings Great Britain into the war—all for Serbia???? U.S. pressured into it