War in Europe
August 1914 – War erupts in Europe &
Americans assumed it wouldn’t touch them
World War One:
1914-1919
Causes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
MILITARISM
ALLIANCES
IMPERIALISM
NATIONALISM
Militarism: policy of building up strong
armed forces to prepare for war
- European nations expanded armies/ navies
An Example:
Germany built its navy, Britain responded by adding more ships to its fleet =
race for naval dominance strained relations between the two
Alliances: agreement, support or friendship
between two or more countries or parties
European powers formed rival alliances to protect themselves
– Germany organized the Triple Alliance with Austria Hungary &
Italy
– France responded by linking itself to Russia & Britain: Triple
Entente
France
Germany
AustriaHungary
Italy
Russia
Britain
Imperialism
- Britain, France, Russia, Germany & Italy scrambled for
colonies in Africa, Asia & the Pacific
- SPAM taught us that the U.S. was now a new Imperial
force to be reckoned with!
Nationalism: pride in one’s nation
• European nationalists demanded freedom & self-gov’t
• Belief: people with a common language & culture should
throw off foreign rule & form their own countries
Pros & Cons of Nationalism
+ encouraged unity & independence at the same time
- created mistrust & rivalry between nations
An Example:
- France & Germany go to war in 1870
- France lost & had to give Germany Alsace-Lorraine (iron-rich)
-
France never forgot this blow to their pride & hoped to regain the territory in the future
= You come out of war anticipating future war
Pros & Cons of Allies
+: allies agreed to support each other in case of attack
-: crisis involving one member affected nation’s allies
= MINOR incident can spark MAJOR war
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi2y6k6nfHE
Your Turn!!!
Make an acronym, mnemonic or memory
device for remembering:
- 4 causes of WW1
- Triple Alliance
- Triple Entente
- INCLUDE: 1 illustration for each (6 total)
Hangman
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