STUDY FOR YOUR QUIZ!!
Vocabulary and
Roman/US Governments
• Nationalism – A strong sense of loyalty to one’s country
• Alliance - Agreement to work towards a common goal
• Triple Entente – alliance between Britain, France and Russia
• Central Powers – German Empire and Austria-Hungary
Nationalism and World War I
• After the French Revolution, the French people developed a strong
sense of nationalism, which quickly spread throughout Europe
• Nationalism led to city-states unifying in the countries of Italy and
Germany
• By 1900, nationalism may have unified, but it also created harsh
rivalries between countries
• Competition was mostly for raw materials as well as colonies in Asia and
Africa
• Within the rivalries, alliances formed as well, specifically the Triple
Entente and the Central Powers
• June 1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is visiting
Serbia and is assassinated by a Bosnian national
• Bosnians were unhappy that they were dominated by Austrian rule and
wished to unite with Serbia
• After the assassination, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
• Serbia was in an alliance with Russia, who then declared war on
Austria-Hungary
• Within weeks, almost all of Europe had entered the war
A Brutal War
• This war is often called the Great War, and dragged on for four years
• Both sides fought from trenches designed to protect soldiers as well
as to hold their positions
• New technology made the war especially gruesome
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Machine guns
Airplanes
Tanks
Poison gas
Submarines
• In 1917, Russia enters their
Communist Revolution and
withdraws from the war and
makes peace with the
Central Powers
• USA enters the war on the
side of the Triple Entente
and helps to push Germany
back
• 1918, Germany surrenders
• 10 million soldiers dead
• 7 million civilians dead
Outcome and Impact of the War
• 1919 – the Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the war
• Under this treaty:
• Germany accepts full responsibility
• Germany pays several billion in damages
• Germany loses many territories
• THIS TREATY DID NOT EASE TENSIONS IN EUROPE!!!!
• The German people were angry and humiliated
• These problems reappear 20 years later……