M.A.I.N. Causes of theThe Great War

1914-1918

Standard 10.5

Standard 10.5

• Students analyze the causes and courses of the First World War

Vocabulary

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Alliance

• Entente

Dinner Table Discussions

Mom Dad

Granny Grandpa

Brother Sister

Background

Industrial Revolution

•Factories=More Goods

•Need Market and Materials

Imperialism

•Race for Colonies

World War I

What Were the

M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI?

M.A.I.N.

• Militarism

• 1800s

• Growth of mass armies

• Acquire/Protect colonies– HENCE Imperialism

• Arms Race Between Britain and Germany

Dad

• What was the main reason why many countries felt the need to enhance their militaries?

M.A.I.N.

•Alliance System–Countries join together–Help each other fight

Triple Alliance V. Triple Entente

Austria-Hungary SerbiaGermany RussiaItaly Britain

France

Grandpa

• Where else have you seen an alliance system at work?

Triple Entente Triple Alliance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:WWIchartX.svg

Alliance system of 1914

M.A.I.N.

• Imperialism

• Desire for a greater empire

• Race for colonies

• Competition

• Germany entered late in the game

Brother

• What were the “benefits” of imperializing from a European perspective?

M.A.I.N.

• Nationalism– Sense of Pride in Ones Country

• Guiding force: $uccess

• Interconnected with military and imperialist goals.

• War: preserve/heighten the power of their states.

• Austria-Hungary -nationalism?

– Many minority populations

•Militarism

•Alliance System

• Imperialism

•Nationalism

• Which pictures/cartoons correspond to the M.A.I.N. reasons for the World War I???

Grandma

•M

•A

•I

•N

Mom

•M•A•I•N

Sister

•M•A•I•N

Brother

•M•A•I•N