Please do not talk at this time Feb. 13

Happy Valentine’s Day!

On a half sheet of paper, write a brief description of what happened in the Simulation this week.

Imperialism Videos!

France Serbia

England

Germany

Russia

Austria

Predict!

Based on your simulation, which real life countries had treaties together?

Which real life countries were the most aggressive?

Which real life country was the most unstable? The weakest? Had the strongest army? Had the strongest navy?

Causes of WWI• Nationalism• Militarism• Imperialist Competition• Economic Necessity

The World Before World War I1914

The world before World War I was just beginning to fully grasp the effects of globalization and technology on everyday life. Trains, planes and steam ships made travel easier than ever before. Merchants brought goods from all over the world to market and people began to get an idea of just how diverse the world was. Admiration turned to desire. Soon, every country began to covet what its neighbors had….

Nationalism- Love for one’s own country. Feelings of superiority swept through Europe igniting small and large conflicts where men and nations could test their metal and see who was tougher, richer, smarter, etc.

Militarism- Love of the military. Being a part of the military was all the rage. Young men could impress the girls and add to their countries glory by their efforts in foreign lands and at home. Industrialization added new and deadlier weapons to the arsenals of European countries. Soldiers and politicians alike were eager to see how well their doomsday weapons worked.

Imperialist Competition- Countries of Europe were competing with each other to see who could hold the most foreign territories.

Economic Necessity- European Countries needed to expand their territory to keep their economies strong. They needed new raw materials and new buyers for their goods.

Any country who could conquer its European neighbor would win, not only land in Europe, factories and influence, but also ALL that country’s territories and empires.

The British Empire

British Bases

British Colonies

Spheres of Influence

Great Britain

On a half sheet of paper: Which Cause of WWI is illustrated by this map? How does this map relate to that cause? What is it showing?

Please do not talk at this time Welcome Back Feb. 23

HW: Please make Vocab Word Maps for the following words-

• Militarism- strong focus on the military establishment and war preparedness

• Alliances- a formal pact of agreement between nations united for a common cause

• Civilians- Non Soldiers• Propaganda- an advertisement that

attempts to spread ideas or promote a cause

1879The Dual Alliance

                                    

   Germany and Austria-

Hungary made an alliance to protect

themselves from Russia

1881Austro-Serbian

Alliance

                                    

Austria-Hungary made an alliance with Serbia to stop Russia gaining

control of Serbia

1882The Triple Alliance

                                    

    Germany and Austria-

Hungary made an alliance with Italy to

stop Italy from taking sides with Russia

1914Triple Entente (no separate peace)

                                    

Britain, Russia and France agreed not to

sign for peace separately.

                              

                                                        

1894Franco-Russian

Alliance

                                    

 Russia formed an alliance with France to protect herself against Germany and Austria-

Hungary

1907Triple Entente

                                    

    This was made

between Russia, France and Britain to counter the increasing threat

from Germany.

1907Anglo-Russian

Entente

                                    

   This was an agreement

between Britain and Russia

1904Entente Cordiale

                                    

   This was an agreement,

but not a formal alliance, between

France and Britain.

The Alliance System

Serbia

Belgium

France

Great Britain

Russia

Japan

Montenegro

Triple Entente- Triple Alliance-

Britain, France, and Russia Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy

Color in your map and label the Alliances

The Trigger- • Austria-Hungary used to control

the land known now as Serbia. They let Serbia become independent peacefully, but later wanted her back. Serbia was home to a number of Bosnian rebels who had been fighting Austria-Hungary for years in terrorist attacks.

• Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie who was pregnant, went to visit the leaders of Serbia to show off the power of Austria-Hungary. Bosnian rebels, in Serbia, found out about the visit, ambushed the Duke and his wife, and killed them.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie

Climbing into the Motorcade Car

Shot!

At the Funeral

Family Portrait

Austria Hungary demanded satisfaction from Serbia and gave them a list of things they must do to avoid war for killing the Duke. Serbia agreed to all but three of the demands. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and invaded to take back the lands they used to control.

Map of the Balkans in 1914

A Cascade of Events Lead To War Serbia called on Russia, their ethnic sister country,

for help. Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary called on their ally, Germany. Germany declared war on Russia. Russia declared war on Germany. Russia called France. France called Britain. Britain and France declared war on Germany. Germany called Italy. Italy declared war on Russia, France and Britain.