Name _______________ Date __________ Per _____ Causes of WWI NotesEssential Question: How did the murder of one man cause WW1? Terms: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip, powder keg of Europe, Slav

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Militarism: A nation building up its military so it is always ready for war. -Weapons Race. Britain built a warship, then Germany would build 4, the Britain would build 100 hundred.-Propaganda: Posters showed war in a positive way to enrich the nation and told men that war would make them successful.- Conscription: Men were required to join army and train for war even before battle broke out. They had HUGE armies just standing by ready to attack. - Prepared plans for attack: Even before any war broke out, nations had plans how to surprise attack their enemies by going through neutral counties. This ensured that neutral countries would be dragged into any conflict.

Big idea: Nations were prepared for a world war and wanted war. Any little excuse could start a world war.

Alliances: A system of friendship formed between certain countries where they promised not to go to war with one another and perhaps defend each other in times of war.

- Secret Agreements to attack rivals increase tension

Triple Entente v. Triple AllianceFrance GermanyUnited Kingdom Austria-Hungary Russia Italy (S)erbia is not (O)ttoman Empire joins after WWI breaks out officially a memberbut is invited by SlavicBig Brother Russia

Imperialism : Nations competed with one another for foreign land.

- Border Conflicts . Overseas, battles between countries raged as nations fought over the boundaries of borders in South Asia.

- Broken treaties. Nations frequently broke treaties to fight over resources in China, creating an atmosphere of distrust and rivalries.

- Revenge: France wanted revenge for losing their colonized territory of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany.

Nationalism: The people of Europe had a deep devotion to their specific nation & people above others

- Cultural Superiority. The English thought they were the best people on Earth and that every decision that they made, or their government made, was absolutely correct. So did Germany. So did France.

- Ethnic groups divide Europe as many different peoples want independence from empires that were control of them. The Polish resented the rule of the German Empire. The Bosnians wanted be independent of Austria-Hungary. All the Serbs who controlled by various empires wanted to united under one country so that this minority would be better protected.

- Germany and Italy were newly formed nations that felt they needed to display to the world that their nations and people were strong and capable. They also upset the balance of power established by Napoleon.

The Spark That Started WWI

(1) Why were the Balkans considered the Powder Keg of Europe? The Balkans were under the control of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. This place was like a gun powder keg, a bomb, ready to explode at any moment because it had so many rival ethnic groups. The whole region was full of different religions, languages, and cultures that did not get along with one another and wanted their own separate country.

(2) Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand? He was the leader of Austria-Hungary who was seen as mistreating a minority ethnic group – the Slavs.(3) Why was he killed by Gavrilo Princip? Gavrilo Princip was a terrorist who believed Slavs would be better off in an independent country. He shot and killed Franz Ferdinand so that the empire would crumble and Slavs could create their own country.

(4) How did this explosion of the powder keg of Europe led to World War One? * Remember that Europeans like to A.R.G.U.

1) Franz Ferdinand is murdered2) Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia who they think are funding terrorism 3) Russia defends Serbia, a fellow Slavic nation and their little brother. 4) Germany, Italy jump in to defend their ally Austria-Hungary 5) United Kingdom and France jump in to defend their ally Russia

BOOM! WWI has erupted as these nations attack one another.

(5) If we could go back in time and hire extra security for Franz Ferdinand so that he would not be killed, do you think World War I would still have broken out? Explain.

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HW: 10 point grade. Propose a plan (or plans) that would resolve each of the 4 M.A.I.N. causes of WWI. Make sure the plan is feasible and clearly explained on a separate sheet of paper that will be collected.