world war ppt case study for mba students.pptx

case study for mba students

1. For much of the 19th century, the major European powers maintained a tenuous  balance of power , known as the  Concert of Europe . [7]  After 1848, this was challenged by Britain's withdrawal into so-called  splendid isolation , the  decline of the Ottoman Empire ,  New Imperialism , and the rise of  Prussia  under  Otto von Bismarck . The 1866  Austro-Prussian War  established Prussian  hegemony  in German states, while victory in the 1870–1871  Franco-Prussian War  allowed Bismarck to  consolidate  a  German Empire  under Prussian leadership. Post 1871, the primary aim of French policy was to  avenge  this defeat, [8]  but by the early 1890s, this had switched to the expansion of the  French colonial empire . [9] In 1873, Bismarck negotiated the  League of the Three Emperors , which included  Austria-Hungary ,  Russia  and Germany. After the 1877–1878  Russo-Turkish War , the League was dissolved due to Austrian concerns over the expansion of Russian influence in the  Balkans , an area they considered to be of vital strategic interest.  Germany  and Austria-Hungary then formed the 1879  Dual Alliance , which became the  Triple Alliance  when Italy joined in 1882. [10]  For Bismarck, the purpose of these agreements was to isolate France by ensuring the three Empires resolve any disputes between themselves; when this was threatened in 1880 by British and French attempts to negotiate directly with Russia, he reformed the League in 1881, which was renewed in 1883 and 1885. After this expired in 1887, Bismarck set up the  Reinsurance Treaty , a secret agreement between Germany and Russia to remain neutral if either were attacked by France or Austria-Hungary. [11]

2. For much of the 19th century, the major European powers maintained a tenuous  balance of power , known as the  Concert of Europe . [7]  After 1848, this was challenged by Britain's withdrawal into so-called  splendid isolation , the  decline of the Ottoman Empire ,  New Imperialism , and the rise of  Prussia  under  Otto von Bismarck . The 1866  Austro-Prussian War  established Prussian  hegemony  in German states, while victory in the 1870–1871  Franco-Prussian War  allowed Bismarck to  consolidate  a  German Empire  under Prussian leadership. Post 1871, the primary aim of French policy was to  avenge  this defeat, [8]  but by the early 1890s, this had switched to the expansion of the  French colonial empire . [9] In 1873, Bismarck negotiated the  League of the Three Emperors , which included  Austria-Hungary ,  Russia  and Germany. After the 1877–1878  Russo-Turkish War , the League was dissolved due to Austrian concerns over the expansion of Russian influence in the  Balkans , an area they considered to be of vital strategic interest.  Germany  and Austria-Hungary then formed the 1879  Dual Alliance , which became the  Triple Alliance  when Italy joined in 1882. [10]  For Bismarck, the purpose of these agreements was to isolate France by ensuring the three Empires resolve any disputes between themselves; when this was threatened in 1880 by British and French attempts to negotiate directly with Russia, he reformed the League in 1881, which was renewed in 1883 and 1885. After this expired in 1887, Bismarck set up the  Reinsurance Treaty , a secret agreement between Germany and Russia to remain neutral if either were attacked by France or Austria-Hungary. [11]

3. For much of the 19th century, the major European powers maintained a tenuous  balance of power , known as the  Concert of Europe . [7]  After 1848, this was challenged by Britain's withdrawal into so-called  splendid isolation , the  decline of the Ottoman Empire ,  New Imperialism , and the rise of  Prussia  under  Otto von Bismarck . The 1866  Austro-Prussian War  established Prussian  hegemony  in German states, while victory in the 1870–1871  Franco-Prussian War  allowed Bismarck to  consolidate  a  German Empire  under Prussian leadership. Post 1871, the primary aim of French policy was to  avenge  this defeat, [8]  but by the early 1890s, this had switched to the expansion of the  French colonial empire . [9] In 1873, Bismarck negotiated the  League of the Three Emperors , which included  Austria-Hungary ,  Russia  and Germany. After the 1877–1878  Russo-Turkish War , the League was dissolved due to Austrian concerns over the expansion of Russian influence in the  Balkans , an area they considered to be of vital strategic interest.  Germany  and Austria-Hungary then formed the 1879  Dual Alliance , which became the  Triple Alliance  when Italy joined in 1882. [10]  For Bismarck, the purpose of these agreements was to isolate France by ensuring the three Empires resolve any disputes between themselves; when this was threatened in 1880 by British and French attempts to negotiate directly with Russia, he reformed the League in 1881, which was renewed in 1883 and 1885. After this expired in 1887, Bismarck set up the  Reinsurance Treaty , a secret agreement between Germany and Russia to remain neutral if either were attacked by France or Austria-Hungary. [11] sadasd