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The Causes of World War I

The Great War. The Causes of World War I. Building an Empire. Land + Resources. Money + POWER. ________ ________ = ___________. Introduction. Unitedstreaming Video Inserted in Class PowerPoint. Did a single bullet cause WWI?. Well…it might be a little more complicated than that .

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The Causes of World War I

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  1. The Great War The Causes of World War I

  2. Building an Empire Land + Resources Money + POWER ________________ = ___________

  3. Introduction Unitedstreaming Video Inserted in Class PowerPoint

  4. Did a single bullet cause WWI? • Well…it might be a little more complicated than that.

  5. Causes of World War I M A N I A excessive excitement  orenthusiasm; craze

  6. Causes of World War I MANIA M A I N building up your military to “one up” the other countries. ilitarism A an agreement between two or more countries to help each other out; a pact lliance a belief that one country is superior to all others ationalism mperialism the policy of extending the rule or influence of a country over other countries or colonies • murder of a public figure by surprise attack ssassination

  7. M Causes of World War I ilitarism • Each country wanted to have the BEST military. • When other countries found out that someone else had a bigger military than they did, they increased theirs. • This caused a lot of hostility. You wish! Mine is bigger! My gun is bigger than yours!

  8. Causes of World War I- Alliances Central Powers Allies Great Britain Germany Austria-Hungary France TENSION Russia Italy

  9. Causes of World War I- Alliances Central Powers Someone messes with my allies, I’m gonna mess with them! Allies

  10. Causes of World War I - Nationalism • Having too much pride in your country. We’re Better Than You Are!!

  11. Now, I am the Master! • Think about it like playing video games…

  12. Imperialism: Creating an Empire I’m Queen of the World!!!

  13. Austro-Hungarian Empire Allies with Germany& Italy

  14. Austro-Hungarian Empire Emperor Franz Joseph I Archduke Franz Ferdinand

  15. Causes for WWI - Assassination

  16. Causes for WWI - Assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie at Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28th, 1914.

  17. Causes for WWI - Assassination "Sophie, Sophie! Don't die! Live for our children!" The Archduke was killed in Bosnia by a Serbian nationalist who believed that Bosnia should belong to Serbia.

  18. Causes for WWI - Assassination Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

  19. The Point of No Return:The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s death and declared war on Serbia. Germany pledged their support for Austria -Hungary. Russia pledged their support for Serbia. France pledged their support for Russia. The Ottoman Empire pledged their support for Germany.

  20. The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was “the straw that broke the camel’s back”leading to the Great War. “the straw that broke the camel’s back” Discuss in your group what that phrase means.

  21. Roots of the War Unitedstreaming Video Inserted in Class PowerPoint

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