Maps Quiz
 Place Maps on center of tan cart
 Grab scrap paper from tan cart
 Write name
 10 map items will be pointed to
 Write down name of item pointed at
 No talking!
CPUSH
29 January 2016
EQ: What are the causes of World War I?
Agenda:
-Maps Quiz
To Do:
-Research Paper Outline: 2/11
-Causes of WWI
You will need 1 piece(s) of paper
CP US History
The Great War Begins
AKA: The War to End All Wars
Causes of WWI
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination
Militarism
 Definition: The belief or desire of a government or people that a
country should maintain a strong military capability and be
prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national
interests.
 Effect: People felt patriotic
 Other countries felt nervous and boosted their own armies
Alliances
 Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
 Triple Entente: (on-tahnt) France, Great Britain, Russia
Nationalism
 Definition: the belief that people should be loyal to their nation
rather than a king or an empire.
 Nationalism v. patriotism
 Caused intense competition between countries and nations
The Balkan Powder Keg
 The Balkans are an area of
Southeastern Europe
 Home to a variety of ethnic
groups, primarily Slavs.
 Slavs wanted their own country
to celebrate their ethnicity
Imperialism
 Competition over territories
and resources
 Creation of large competing
empires
 Feelings of heightened
tension and growing
conflicts
Assassination!
 Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz
Ferdinand
 June 28, 1914 – The archduke and
his wife are murdered during a
parade in Sarajevo, Bosnia by a
member of the Black Hand
 Black Hand: a secret society of
Slavs committed to ridding Bosnia
of Austrian rule
The Match Up!
Central Powers
Allied Powers
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Austria Hungary
 France
 Ottoman Empire
 Russia
 Italy
 United States
 Japan