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World War I: Origins
Standard: Demonstrate an understanding of long-term causes of World War I and its global impact.
Essential Question: What were the long-term causes of World War I and its global impact?
Identify the causes of the war; include Balkan nationalism, entangling alliances, and militarism
M.A.I.N. Causes:
M=
A=
I=
N=
Balkan Nationalism
The Powder Keg:
The Spark:
Result:
Essential Question: What were the long-term causes of World War I and its global impact?
Entangled Alliances
Actions:
Central Powers:
Allied Powers:
Schlieffen Plan
Description:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Could this war been prevented? Explain.
Results:
World War I: Origins
Standard: Demonstrate an understanding of long-term causes of World War I and its global impact.
Essential Question: What were the long-term causes of World War I and its global impact?
Identify the causes of the war; include Balkan nationalism, entangling alliances, and militarism
M.A.I.N. Causes:
M = Militarism
 the policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war
 led to a European arms race
A = Alliance System
 Prussian wars united Germany.
 GER was fearful of France so they allied with Austria-Hungary and Italy- Triple Alliance
 Germany then decided to build up its navy. This alarmed Britain.
 So they formed the Triple Entente- Britain, France, and Russia.
I = Imperialism
 Policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate weaker ones.
 In the late 1800s and early 1900s imperialism took place in Africa
 Creates competition between European powers
N = Nationalism
 Deep devotion to one’s country
 Created rivalry between the countries of Europe
 Countries were in competition for materials and markets
Balkan Nationalism
The Powder Keg:
 Ottoman Empire in rapid decline losses influence in the Balkans
 New nations form
 Spread of Nationalism
– Serbia (slavic) desired to absorb all the Slavic community in the Balkans
– Supported by Russia
– Not supported by Austria-Hungary did not support the idea because of fear of stirring rebellion
among its Slavic population
 1908 Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina
– Two Balkan areas with large Slavic population
 Tensions grow between Serbia and Austria-Hungary
The Spark:
Result:
 Austrian leader Archduke Franz Ferdinand and
 Austria presented Serbia with an ultimatum.
his wife were shot in June 1914 by Gavrilo
 Serbia agreed to most of the demands, but
Princip
Austria-Hungary would not negotiate.
 Austria decided to punish Serbia
 Declared war in July 1914
Essential Question: What were the long-term causes of World War I and its global impact?
Entangled Alliances Play Out
Actions:
 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
 Russia mobilizes army along the Austrian and German border
 Germany declares war on Russia and France
 Great Britain declares war on Germany
 Italy switches sides from the Triple Alliance to the Triple Entente
 Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria join Germany and Austria-Hungary
Central Powers:
Allied Powers:
Germany
France
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
Ottoman Empire
Russia
Bulgaria
Italy
Japan
United States (later)
Schlieffen Plan
Description:
Germany’s plan to fight a two-front war (the West against France and Britain and the East against Russia)
Step 1: quick defeat of France on the Western Front
Results:
while the larger, less industrialized nation(Russia)
 by September of 1914 the Germans were on the
still was mobilizing
outskirts of Paris
 The French were able to defeat the Germans at
Step 2: after victory over the French, Germany
the Battle of the Marne
would then attack Russia and defeat them
 halted the German advance
 Germany had to abandon the Schlieffen Plan and
fight a two front war when Russia invaded
Germany