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Causes ofWorld War I
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT WWI
• Started on July 28, 1914• Ended November 11, 1918• Almost 8 million died because of the war
– Russia having the most : 1.7 million• 22,000,000 wounded
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Causes of WWI – MANIA!Militarism - policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war (ARMS RACE)
Alliances – agreements between nations to provide aid and protect on another
• European powers formed rival alliances to protect themselves
Assassination – of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Imperialism – when one country takes over another country economically and politically.
Nationalism – extreme pride in one’s country
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Europe in 1914
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Militarism
• World War I was the first war in which advanced weaponry and tactics were used
• There was a race for creating more weapons of mass destruction among nations
• There was a desire to create a large amount of weapons as well as a desire to build up a nation’s army and navy
• Click on the link to see a short video (2:02) on Militarism in World War 1:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6_r6eB_nQY
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Alliances of World War I
• The Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy was counter-balanced by the Triple Entente of France, Russia, and Great Britain.
• As a result, by 1907 Europe was divided into two armed and rather fearful camps.
• Click on the link below to see a short video (3:32) on the alliances of World War I:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAeMeuuspmk
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AlliancesTriple Alliance Triple Entente
Conflict
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Nationalism
The idea that people with the same ethnic origins, language, and political ideals had the right to form sovereign states through the process of self-determination
MAIN IDEA OF NATIONALISM
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Imperialism
• Virtually all the major powers were engaged in a scramble for empire to strenghten their economies
• The fiercest competition was between Britain and Germany and between France and Germany
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Imperialism
• Great Britain, Germany and France needed foreign markets after the increase in manufacturing caused by the Industrial Revolution. • These countries competed for economic
expansion in Africa. • Clash of France against Germany and Britain
in North Africa
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European Conquest of
Africa
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand…also known
as the “Spark”
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Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie at Sarajevo, Bosnia,
on June 28th, 1914.
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Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
was killed in Bosnia by a
Serbian nationalist group called the Black
Hand who believed that
Bosnia should belong to Serbia.
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Domino Effect
Austria Hungary blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s death and declared war on Serbia.
Germany pledged their support for Austria -Hungary.
Russia pledged their support for Serbia.
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Domino Effect
Germany declares war on Russia.
France pledges their support for Russia.
Germany declares war on France.
Germany invades Belgium on the way to France.
Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany.
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Central Powers Allied Powers
World War IWorld War I
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria
Russia
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
United States (1917)
COMBATANTS OF WWI
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References
• http://www.thecorner.org/hist/wwi/colonial.htm
• http://www.mrberlin.com/8th/WWI/World_War_I_causes.ppt
• http://www.msroachesplace.com/causes1.ppt