AIM: How did WWI begin to unfold? Do Now:
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AIM: How did WWI begin to unfold? Do Now: How did imperialism and industrialization cause friction between European powers? How do you think European nations attempted to handle these growing tensions?
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AIM: How did WWI begin to unfold? Do Now: How did imperialism and industrialization cause friction between European powers? How do you think European nations attempted to handle these growing tensions?. CAUSES OF WWI aka the Great War . Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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AIM: How did WWI begin to unfold?
Do Now:
How did imperialism and industrialization cause friction between European powers? How do you think European nations attempted to handle these growing tensions?
CAUSES OF WWI aka CAUSES OF WWI aka the Great War the Great War
•MilitarismMilitarism
•AlliancesAlliances
•NationalismNationalism
•ImperialismImperialism
MILITARISMMILITARISMThe belief that a nation needs a large military force.Germany was competing with the UK to build battleships.The British feared an attack on their Empire
Militarism
• Germany was competing with Russia and France to expand their armies
18801914
• Germany 1.3m 5.0m• France0.73m 4.0m• Russia 0.40m 1.2m
Alliances• By 1914 all the major powers
were linked by a system of alliances.
• The alliances made it more likely that a war would start.
• Once started, the alliances made it more likely to spread.
• Two alliances were created at the end of the 19th century, the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.
Triple Entente:Britain (Belgium)France (Serbia) Russia
Triple AllianceGermanyAustria-HungaryItaly
Alliances
IMPERIALISMIMPERIALISM• All the great powers were
competing for colonies / territory.
• The British feared Germany in Africa.
• The Austrians feared Serbia / Russia in the Balkans
• Germany felt cheated since they had fewer colonies than England and France.
The sun never sets on the British Empire!
NATIONALISMNATIONALISM
Conscription- Recruits taking their service oath.
Nationalism
• This was an age when all nations wanted to assert their power and independence.
• In Europe Slavs, aided by Serbia and Russia, wanted to be free of Austrian rule.
Serbia’s national flag
THE ASSASSINATION: The THE ASSASSINATION: The Trigger/ Spark of WWITrigger/ Spark of WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to throne of Austria-Hungary. He was assassinated by Serbian nationalists, his death triggered a series of events which became World War I.
The Powder Keg of WWI
• Pan-Slavism emerging in Balkans
• 1911-1913- two wars fought called the “Balkan Wars” (wars against Ottoman Empire for independence)
Seal of the Black Hand group
How the Alliance System Worked OutTriple EntenteBritainFranceRussiaSerbiaBelgium
Triple AllianceGermanyAustria-HungaryItaly
Other Allied PowersAustralia* Canada Greece India* Japan Montenegro New Zealand* Portugal Romania South Africa*
•Countries were not independent at the time of World War 1, but were instead part of the British Empire and were given no option to join the cause or not.
/Allied Powers /Central Powers
Ottoman Empire
Writing Task:
• Read the document, “Europe on the Eve of War”, by Huda Shaarawi. Then summarize her impression of Europe on the eve of WWI, using evidence from the text. Based on her observations and perspective, what would Shaarawi feel were the causes of WWI?
*Your response must be in paragraph form.
Think-Pair-Share
