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Militarism
Triple Entente: Triple Alliance:
Causes of WWI - Alliances
Alliance System
• Designed to balance power in Europe
• These alliances assured either
_______________ or ___________…nothing
in between
Causes of WWI - Nationalism
Pan-Germanism - movement to unify the people
of all _________________________________.
Austria *
Belgium
Denmark
Iceland
Germany *
Liechtenstein *
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland *
United Kingdom
* = German speaking country
Germanic Countries
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Causes of WWI - Nationalism
Territorial rivalries between France &
Germany, Industrial rivalries between
Germany & Britain, Intense nationalism in
the Balkans.
Imperialism: European conquest of Africa, India, &
Asia – ____________________________________
Causes of WWI - ______________
Archduke ______________________ and Duchess
Sophie at Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28th, 1914.
Causes of WWI - Assassination
__________________
after his
assassination of
Austrian Archduke
Franz Ferdinand.
Princip is arrested. The Black Hand is found to be secretly supported by some members of the _______________________ government.
Causes of World War I - M A N I A
__________________ – policy of building up
strong military forces to prepare for war
_____________________ - agreements between
nations to aid and protect one another
_____________________ – pride in or devotion
to one’s country
_____________________ – when one country
takes over another country economically and
politically
_____________________ – murder of Austrian
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
MANIA The Story Behind the Assassination…
Crisis in the Balkans
• Multiple languages, religions, and cultures - Nationalist
feelings divide the area.
• Each wants its own __________________________
from foreign nations (A-H)
• 1908 – Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina
(2 Balkan territories) - _____________________ are
outraged – Slavic lands, many Serbs there.
• By 1914, Serbia had gained territory in the Balkans
and was eager to take B-H away from the A-H Empire.
_______________ are very high throughout the
spring/summer of 1914.
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The Ultimatum: July 23, 1914
(After the Assassination)
• Austria-Hungary issues ___________ an
ultimatum, a list of demands, that if not met,
will result in consequences.
• The ultimatum demands an end to all
________Austrian activity in Serbia as well
as the acceptance of ________________
officials into Serbia in order to investigate
anti-Austrian groups.
• __________________________________!
The Point of No Return:
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
_________________ blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s
death and declared war on ___________________.
_______________ pledged their support for Austria
–Hungary (blank check!).
· example of Pan-German nationalism
_______________ pledged their support for Serbia.
· example of Pan-Slavic nationalism
The Point of No Return:
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
_____________________ declares war on Russia.
_____________ pledges their support for Russia.
Germany declares war on France.
Germany invades __________ on the way to France.
_________________ supports Belgium and declares
war on Germany.
World War I
Allied Powers: Central Powers:
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
(Allied Power)
• Follows a policy of isolation
before the war begins, largest
________________ in the
world, wealthy, strong navy
• Stable Constitutional monarchy:
King George V with
__________________ as Prime
Minister
• Enters the war to defend
Belgium’s neutrality
• Had the _________ to gain from
a war in Europe
France
(Allied Power) Prime Minister: Georges
____________________
• Many French long for the
glory days of Napoleon
Bonaparte’s empire
• Colonial Power (Africa,
Southeast Asia)
• Sought revenge against
_______________ for loss in
Franco-Prussian War in
1870…also the loss of
______________________
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Russia
(Allied Power) • Leader: _______________
• Economy based on serfdom
(165 million people in virtual
slavery)
• Industrializing, but still well
________ the rest of Europe
• Social unrest follows the loss
to Japan in 1905
Germany
(Central Power)
• Leader _______________
• Leading industrial power in
Europe, rich in raw
materials
• Not a colonial power
• ______________________
Ottoman Empire
(Central Power) • Has been in ____________ for
over 150 years
• 1908: Sultan forced to institute
a western-style constitution
• Looks towards Germany for
help modernizing!
• _______________ exerts great
influence over the Turks
Austria-Hungary
(Central Power)
• Hapsburg Dynasty still in
power
• Old & dying kingdom –
many different
ethnicities/languages in
the empire
• Leader:
A Breakdown…Who was where?
Serbia
France
Russia
Great Britain
Japan (1914)
United States (1917)
Italy (1915) o Claimed that its membership
in the Triple Alliance had been a defensive strategy
o Felt that Germany had made unprovoked attack on Belgium
Members of the Triple
Entente join the Allies;
members of the Triple
Alliance join the
______________________
Allied Powers Central Powers
Crime of the Ages…”Who Did It?”