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1914-1918: The World at War

1914-1918: The World at War. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H. S. Chappaqua, NY. World War I Mr. Mizell Humanities, Year II. Copy Vocab. Assassination – to kill secretively or suddenly, especially a political leader Armistice – a peace agreement to stop fighting

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1914-1918: The World at War

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  1. 1914-1918:The Worldat War By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley H. S.Chappaqua, NY

  2. World War IMr. MizellHumanities, Year II

  3. Copy Vocab • Assassination – to kill secretively or suddenly, especially a political leader • Armistice – a peace agreement to stop fighting • Alliance – an agreement between countries to cooperative and help one another • Reparations – payment for damages and expenses brought on by war • Militarism – policy of aggressive military preparedness

  4. Essential Question What were the causes of World War I?

  5. Causes - M.A.I.N.S. Long-term Causes Short-term Cause Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism Spark

  6. Militarism • Glorification of the military • Countries increase size of military • Leads to an “arms race among countries” • Develop new weapons • Need to be prepared for war or avoid it • Big army = no one will mess with you

  7. Militarism & Arms Race Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers (in millions of dollars

  8. Alliances • Why form/join an alliance? • Protection from other countries • Designed to keep peace in Europe • Negative: domino effect • If one country goes to war, all the others will get dragged in

  9. Alliances Formed Russia, Great Britain, and France form the Triple Entente Alliance Germany, A-H, and Italy form Triple Alliance (Italy drops out before WWI and is replaced by Ottoman Empire)

  10. Imperialism

  11. Imperialism Competition for resources and colonies leads to conflict around the world Distrust grows among Europeans as each seeks an empire

  12. Nationalism • People desire for their country to be the greatest • Leads to competition among nations • Germany vs Britain for industrial dominance • A-H and Russia compete in Balkans

  13. Skits Choose one of the 4 long-term causes of WWI and create a skit that explains it and how it could lead to war.

  14. The Spark in the Balkans • Serbia – country in the Balkans • Its ethnic population (Slavic) wants to expand • Russia supports this but A-H does not • A-H expands into Bosnia • Serbia and Bosnia want A-H out

  15. The Assassination July 28, 1914 Archduke Ferdinand of A-H and wife visit Sarajevo, Bosnia Assassinated by GavriloPrincip (Serbian nationalist) A-H gives ultimatum to Serbia Germany backs its ally, A-H Russia backs Serbia

  16. The Domino Effect A-H declares war on Serbia Russia mobilizes army on A-H border Germany declares war on Russia Germany declares war on France and Belgium Britain declares war on Germany

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