The reasons the European powers in the 1900s were called the Great Powers

1, Great Britain 2, France, 3, Germany 4, Austro-Hungarian Empire 5, Ottoman Empire 6, Italy 7, Russian Empire

Britain: was rich in natural resources such as coal and others. She was a leading colonial power in the world. She possessed the military and navy strengths that enable her to conquer lands and distant seas around the world. She was a highly industrialized

2, France: was a wealthy nation with a large gold reserve and several overseas investments (especially in Russia). Majority of the French people embarked on agriculture, but France had a fair size industry. France had a strong political and economic dominance of the global arena. She also had a strong military and naval power which helped her to conquer a lot of places.

<p>3, Germany: The German Empire was founded on January 18, 1871. It had the world’s strongest army, a fast growing industrial site with natural resources as coal and iron ore. She built the longest railway network of Europe and owned a lot of colonies, Namibia, Tanzania, Ghana, Cameroon, Burundi.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Russian economy during the 18th and most of the 19th century was a traditional economy in which agriculture was predominant in the national product and in employment. It had backward military, defeated by Japan in 1905 and in WW1. She had colonial markets in far east China and around the pacific ocean</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>5, Italy: However, Italy did establish a few colonies and exerted influence in certain regions: Italian East Africa: Italy's most significant colonial venture was in East Africa, where it established Italian East Africa in the late 19th century. This colony included present-day Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Italy also joined the Great Powers to spread its civilization and trade with her colonies</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>6, Austro-Hungarian empire: Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central EuropeThe empire also had strong military power but far less behind Britain, France and Germany. She was feared by her neighbours such as Serbia, Bosnia and others. On 28th June 1914, the heir to the crown throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated at Sarajevo by a young man called Princip Gavrilo who was a Bosnian Serb studen</p> Signup and view all the answers