M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI
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Militarism: : practice of having a strong military and ready
to
t use it
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Alliances: competition ca
caused
sed European
E ropean co
countries
ntries to make
alliances with each other (increase strength, retain peace)
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Imperialism: strong European nations looking to take as
much territory as possible (competition)
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Nationalism: intense pride for nations causes competition
for territory and power between countries
Alliances by 1914
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
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Germany
Austria--Hungary
Austria
Italy
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Later will be called
“Central Powers”
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France
Great Britain
Russia
Later will be called the
“Allies” (and the U.S. will
join)
How did these Alliances form?
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1871 Alsace
1871:
Al
L
Lorraine
i annexedd by
b G
Germany ffrom F
France
(Franco--Prussian War)
(Franco
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1882: Triple Alliance formed (Germany, AustriaAustria-Hungary, Italy)
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1907 Triple
1907:
T i l Entente
E
formed
f
d (Great
(G
Britain,
B i i France,
F
Russia)
R i )
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1908: Austria annexed the Ottoman Empire’s
p
p
province of Bosnia
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1914: WWI begins after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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1871: Alsace Lorraine Annexed by
Germany
Germany wins the
Franco-Prussian
Franco(German) War
(Germany
industrialized)
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Germanyy takes
France’s territory, the
Alsace--Lorraine
Alsace
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France want this
territoryy back!
1882: Triple Alliance Formed
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Germany, AustriaAustriaHungary and Italy form
an alliance
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Purpose:
p
link together
g
to gain strength and
power
1907: Triple Entente Formed
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Great Britain, France and
Russian form an Alliance
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Purpose: worried about
Germany’s
y increasingg
strength (and strength of
the Triple Alliance)
1908: Austria annexed the Ottoman
Empire’s province of Bosnia
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Austria-Hungary,
Austriain a search of
more territory,
territory
annexed Bosnia
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Caused more
territories in the
Balkans to want
their own
independence
Stop and Check!
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What are the MAIN causes of WWI
Why were the Balkans considered the “powder
keg of Europe
Europe”??
Assassination!
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JJune 28th 1914,,
Archduke Franz
Ferdinand of Austria
Austria-H
Hungary
r was
assassinated
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Assassinated by a Serbian
nationalist, Princip (a
member of The Black
Hand, a group that
promoted Serbian
nationalism)
Video Questions
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What nationality was Princip
Princip??
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Wh did Princip
Why
P i i assassinate
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the
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Archduke
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Ferdinand?
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What is ggoingg to be the effect of this
assassination? Who is going to come to Serbia’s
aid?
Sinking of the Lusitania
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On May 77, 1915
1915, the Lusitania,
Lusitania a British luxury
cruise liner, was sunk off the coast of Ireland
seven days after leaving New York City.
City
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1,198 passengers died; 128 were Americans;
close to 100 were children.
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Germany claimed it was justified since the ship
was carrying weapons bound for England.
Germany issues Sussex Pledge (would warn
ships before attacking.
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