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Warm-up

Warm-up. Write a paragraph about how the world is changing around the year 1900. Think about politics, society, economics, interactions, etc. Ballet. Classic sleeping beauty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et31LySAxf0 Stravinsky 2:36- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et31LySAxf0.

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Warm-up

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  1. Warm-up • Write a paragraph about how the world is changing around the year 1900. Think about politics, society, economics, interactions, etc.

  2. Ballet • Classic sleeping beauty • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et31LySAxf0 • Stravinsky 2:36- • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et31LySAxf0

  3. By A. Finemesswww.SchoolHistory.co.uk The Causes of WW1 Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism

  4. Militarism

  5. Militarism 2. • Germany was competing with Russia and France to expand their armies 1880 1914 • Germany 1.3m 5.0m • France 0.73m 4.0m • Russia 0.40m 1.2m

  6. Triple Alliance Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Triple Entente England France Russia Allied Powers England, France, Russia, United States, Italy, Serbia, Belgium, Switzerland Alliances

  7. Imperialism

  8. Nationalism • Nationalism- jingoism • Deep Devotion to One’s Nation Serbia’s national flag

  9. Jingoism

  10. News Headlines “Afghan Doctor, 6 Americans Killed in Afghanistan Attacks” “For Unionists, Iraq's Oil War Rages On” “North Korea: experts call for dialogue – and say China must play a part” “South Korea Prepares for Possible North Korea Missile Test Launch”

  11. More modern examples

  12. The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

  13. Continued

  14. How the Assassination of one man led the World to War • The Assassination sets off the system of Alliances • Austrians, supported by Germany, send Serbia a tough ultimatum. • Serbia agrees to all but two terms of the ultimatum. • Russia mobilises her troops to support Serbia • Germany demands that Russia stands her armies down. • Germany declares war on Russia “Demands must be put to Serbia that would be wholly impossible for them to accept …”

  15. The Schlieffen Plan • Germany’s military plan to defeat France and Russia. • “Knock out blow” aimed at France first.

  16. The Schlieffen Plan (Continued) • Avoid French defences by invasion of Belgium. Problems?

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