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Causes of World War I

Causes of World War I. 4 Causes of WWI. M ilitarism A lliance System I mperialism N ationalism MAIN. Militarism. Most of the countries involved in WWI began to strengthen their arsenals. The build up of weaponry gives countries more machinery and technology in case they are threatened.

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Causes of World War I

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  1. Causes of World War I

  2. 4 Causes of WWI • Militarism • Alliance System • Imperialism • Nationalism • MAIN

  3. Militarism • Most of the countries involved in WWI began to strengthen their arsenals. • The build up of weaponry gives countries more machinery and technology in case they are threatened. • New weapons are introduced during this period. (airplanes, machine guns, poisonous gases, tanks, grenades etc..) • All countries including the United States began to really strengthen their military and competition began to take hold.

  4. Alliance System • Having existing alliances is a very scary thing before a war breaks out. • Triple Alliance (Central Powers) – Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire and Italy • Triple Entente (Allied Powers) – Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, Russia, Serbia • United States will enter the war with the Allied Powers in 1917.

  5. Imperialism • Quest for Africa – 50 of the 52 nations in the continent of Africa were overrun • Major players that include: Great Britain, Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, Belgium and Italy exploited and extracted valuable resources out of the African countries. • This attitude and quest by these countries created an atmosphere of hostility between the European conquerors. • Many wars were fought for control of these countries. (The Boer War 1899-1902, The Battle for Fashoda)

  6. Nationalism • With the acquisition of new lands, and new resources, the people begin to take pride in their country. • This overwhelming feeling of pride in one’s own country is called nationalism or patriotism. • Sometimes this causes country’s to prematurely act out of pride rather than smarts.

  7. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and His Lovely Wife Sophia

  8. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

  9. Gavrilo Princip • Killed Franz Ferdinand and his wife • Member of Serbian nationalist group: The Black Hand • Upset at Austria -Hungary for colonizing Serbia

  10. The Spark that Ignited the Fuse Militarism spark! AllianceSystem Imperialism Nationalism MURDEROF ARCHDUKEFERDINAND AND HIS WIFE SOPHIA When Austrian King Archduke Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian terrorist organization, WWI could not be avoided! World War I Begins 1914-1918

  11. Good Morning/Afternoon • 1-18-11 • Warm-up • Turn to Page 356 The Menin Road, by Paul Nash. 1. Describe as many things as you can from the painting. 2. Pretend you are a soldier in this war. What dangers might you face?

  12. Austria-Hungary’s Response • They are enraged-they want war-they want to crush Serbia once and for all • They call on Germany for help • German Kaiser Wilhelm II gives them a “Blank Check” of blind support • Austria-Hungary issues a series of ultimatums to Serbia

  13. They gave Serbia 48 hours to comply • This was not enough time for Serbian government to agree or disagree-Austria-Hungary saw this as rejection • July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

  14. The Alliance System Domino-Effect • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia • Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary • France declares war on Austria-Hungary • Germany declares war on France and Russia • Great Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary

  15. Class assignment • 1. For each letter in the word MAIN create a symbol that shows its meaning. • 2. For each letter of the word MAIN include a one sentence explanation. • 3. Complete WWI Affects Slide questions

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