Berlin-Baghdad Railway - The Great War.
Muslimie. The Baghdad Railway: 'The vital point', looking north. The line branches and the section to the left goes.This is imperialistic because there was a surge for naval expansion, which stemmed from tension and also industrialism. One final example of imperialism as a cause of WW1 was the Berlin-Baghdad railway that was built in 1903 until prior to 1914, connecting Berlin and Baghdad, where the Germans wished to establish a port so as to expand trade.It might also be argued that war in 1914 was consequent not so much upon railway timetables as upon the close and conflicting alliances that united the nations of Europe with one another but also united them against one another, with the railways as a catalyst and not the casus belli, or the cause of war.
Economic Causes of WWI study guide by thecurseofsushi includes 18 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades.World War I, also known as the First World War and The Great War, was waged primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918, but spilled over into Africa, the Middle East, and the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. On one side of the war were the Central Powers: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.The major Allies consisted of the British and French Empires, the Tsarist Russian.
The Ottoman Empire joined the war on the side of the Central Powers in November 1914. The Ottoman Empire had gained strong economic connections with Germany through the Berlin-to-Baghdad railway project that was still incomplete at the time. The Ottoman Empire made a formal alliance with Germany signed on 2 August 1914.
