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War in Europe

War in Europe. World War One: 1914-1919. August 1914 – War erupts in Europe & Americans assumed it wouldn’t touch them. Nationalism: ______________________________ - European nationalists demanded freedom & self-gov’t - Belief : people with a common language & ___________should throw

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War in Europe

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  1. War in Europe World War One: 1914-1919 August 1914 – War erupts in Europe & Americans assumed it wouldn’t touch them • Nationalism: ______________________________ • - European nationalists demanded freedom & self-gov’t • - Belief: people with a common language & ___________should throw • off foreign rule & form their own ________________ Causes of WW1: 1. 2. 3. 4. • + encouraged _____________& independence at the same time • - created mistrust & ______________between nations • An Example: • ____________& _____________go to war in 1870 • France lost & had to give Germany Alsace-Lorraine (iron-rich) • France never forgot this blow to their pride & hoped to _______________the territory in the future • = You come out of war _________________________________ • Imperialism:_______________________________________ • Britain, France, Russia, ____________ & Italy scrambled for colonies in Africa, Asia & the Pacific • _______________taught us that the U.S. was now a new Imperial force to be reckoned with! • Militarism: ___________________________________________________ • - European nations expanded armies/ navies • Pros & Cons of Allies • +: allies agreed to support each other in case of attack • -: crisis involving one member affected nation’s allies • = MINOR incident can spark ____________war • An Example: • -Germany built its _________, Britain responded by adding more ships to its • fleet = race for naval dominance strained relations between the two Alliances: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________ _______ • ________________ powers formed rival alliances to protect themselves • Germany organized the ______________________ with Austria Hungary & Italy • France responded by linking itself to Russia & Britain: _________________________ _______ Russia Austria- Hungary __________

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