WARM-UP

Think of a time when you had a conflict.-How would having a friends support chained

things?

Take-Away

• What were the causes of WWI?

Causes of WarTensions had been building in Europe for years!

• Militarism European Nations competed with each other to build the largest military

- Great Britain & Germany wanted largest Navy

- Russia, France, & Germany competed for the largest Army

“arms race” driven by strong feelings of pride (nationalism)

• Alliances For protection (from the large militaries), European countries formed defensive

partnerships and agreed to come others aid of attacked

- CENTRAL POWERS = Austria-Hungary + Germany + Ottoman Empire

- ALLIED POWERS = Great Britain + France + Russia

• Nationalism Extreme pride in one’s culture and nation –

- puts national interest ahead of global cooperation leads to fierce competition and antagonism in Europe BALKAN TURMOIL (throw off imperialist rule)

- Ethnic groups who did not have their own country wanted independence – promote their culture and interests above those of other countries. (Serbia, Bosnia, Croats, Yugoslavia)

- Imperialism was against the beliefs of nationalists!

• ImperialismCountries increased their power and wealth by controlling others.

- Industrialized countries acquire new (non-industrialized ) countries to supply them with raw materials.

- Quarrels broke out over who should control those colonies /interested in the same area

- Smaller countries did not always want to be controlled by others

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand heir to the Austria-Hungarian thrown & his wife, Sophie, are shot by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand (wanted Bosnia to break from AH and join Serbia).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCTIaiiGB4o

AH accuses Serbia government of organizing

the assassination & declares war.

Assassination

Russia moves to protect Serbia and mobilizes forces

for war

AH ally Germany declares war on Russia & France

Germany marches through neutral Belgium on the way

to France

Belgium’s ally Great Britain declares war on Germany

On your map – sketch out what happened

Stop & Think

Why is this conflict called a world war?

Why might it be difficult to avoid (stay neutral) this kind of war?

Factors Contributing to

WWI

Directions: Identify the 4 MAIN causes of WWI. Then use your notes from today to add examples for each cause.

Write a summary sentences that uses the following terms – Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, WWI, & Europe.

TAKE-AWAYS

• What were the causes of WWI?