Causes of World War I - MANIA
M ilitarism – policy of building up strong military
forces to prepare for war
A lliances - agreements between nations to aid and
protect one another
N ationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s country
I mperialism – when one country takes over another
country economically and politically
A ssassination – murder of Austrian Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
Causes of World War I - MANIA
M ilitarism – policy of building up strong military
forces to prepare for war
A
N
I
A
Causes of WWI - Militarism
Total Defense Expenditures for the Great
Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.]
in millions of £s (British pounds).
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1914
94
130
154
268
289
398
France
Britain
Russia
Germany
1910-1914 Increase in
Defense Expenditures
10%
13%
39%
73%
Causes of World War I - MANIA
M
A lliances - agreements between nations to aid and
protect one another
N
I
A
Causes of WWI - Alliances
Triple Entente:
Great Britain
France
Russia
Triple Alliance:
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Causes of World War I - MANIA
M
A
N ationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s country
I
A
Causes of WWI - Nationalism
Causes of WWI - Nationalism
Pan-Germanism - movement to unify the people
of all German speaking countries
Germanic Countries
Austria *
Belgium
Denmark
Iceland
Germany *
Liechtenstein *
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland *
United Kingdom
* = German speaking country
Causes of WWI - Nationalism
Pan-Slavism - movement to unify all of the Slavic
people
Causes of WWI - Nationalism
Causes of WWI - Imperialism
Causes of World War I - MANIA
M
A
N
I mperialism – when one country takes over another
country economically and politically
A
Imperialism:
European
conquest of
Africa
Causes of WWI - Imperialism
The
“Spark”
Causes of World War I - MANIA
M
A
N
I
A ssassination – murder of Austrian Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
Causes of WWI - Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie at
Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28th, 1914.
Causes of WWI - Assassination
Causes of WWI - Assassination
Austrian
Archduke
Franz
Ferdinand
was killed in
Bosnia by a
Serbian
nationalist
who believed
that Bosnia
should
belong to
Serbia.
Causes of WWI - Assassination
Gavrilo Princip after
his assassination of
Austrian Archduke
Franz Ferdinand.
The Point of No Return:
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s death and
declared war on Serbia.
Germany pledged their support for Austria Hungary.
· example of Pan-German nationalism
Russia pledged their support for Serbia.
· example of Pan-Slavic nationalism
The Point of No Return:
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany declares war on Russia.
France pledges their support for Russia.
Germany declares war on France.
Germany invades Belgium on the way to France.
Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on
Germany.
Now this is what you call a World War!
Allied – Green - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I
Central – Orange - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Powers
Review of all: http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome06/
Allied Powers:
Central Powers:
Germany
Great Britain
France
Austria-Hungary
World War I
Russia
Ottoman Empire
Italy
Warm-up for 03.06.12
• Use textbook pgs. 9, 20, and the atlas section to
label the following features on your HW map:
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the Fall Line
Okefenokee Swamp
Appalachian Mountains
Chattahoochee River
Savannah River
barrier islands
Brasstown Bald
Welcome to class, and happy
Wednesday people!

Please take out your HW from
yesterday – GA’s Geography Review
#1 Handout
Georgia’s Geography Review #1
KEY –
American
Neutrality
· Officially, the U.S.
was a neutral
country.
· However, we traded
food, weapons, oil,
steel, and other goods
far more with the
Allied Powers than
with the Central
Powers.
· Both the Allied Powers and Central powers used propaganda
in order to support their cause by making their enemies seem
savage.
Freedom of the Seas
· The U.S., as a
neutral nation,
claimed the right to
trade with either side
in the war.
· However, Britain
and Germany set up
blockades around the
British and German
coasts.
· German submarines, called U-boats, torpedoed enemy ships
and neutral ships trading with the enemy.
A German U-boat Torpedoes a Steamer, circa 1916
· In 1915, a German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania, a
British passenger ship, killing approximately 1,200 people,
including 128 Americans.
· Americans were infuriated with the destruction of the
Lusitania.
Moving Toward War
Zimmermann telegram:
– secret message from
Germany to Mexico
urging Mexico to attack
the U.S. if the U.S.
declared war on
Germany
– Germany promised to
help Mexico regain land
it lost to the U.S. in the
Mexican War.
* The U.S. declared war
on the Central Powers
in April 1917.
(above) Zimmermann Telegram as
Received by the German Ambassador to
Mexico, 01/19/1917 (right) decoded words
Zimmermann
Telegram:
Decoded
Message
Mexico was offered material aid in the reclamation of territory
lost during the Mexican-American War, specifically the
American states of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Now this is what you call a World War!
Allied – Green - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I
Central – Orange - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Powers
Review of all: http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome06/
GA’s Role in WWI
• Between 85,000 to 100,000 Georgians joined the US
armed forces.
• Many soldiers around the SE came to GA for training
at one of our many training facilities: 1.) Camp
Benning, 2.) Fort McPherson, 3.) and Camp Gordon.
• GA also housed German prisoners of war at Fort
Oglethorpe.
• Georgians on the home-front created uniforms, grew
additional food (“liberty gardens”), sold war bonds,
and worked for the Red Cross.
• GA railroads played a key role in transporting arms,
ammunition, and soldiers to GA ports for sail to
Europe.
• Over 3,000 Georgians gave their lives to this war.
– 100,000+ American servicemen died in total.