The Great War aka

World War I

• WWI was a global conflict that took place mostly in Europe between 1914 - 1918

• It involved the biggest, most powerful industrialized countries in the world

• Believed to be “war to end all wars”

• WWI was a total war

• WWI saw lots of trench warfare and many new technologies

What caused WWI?

• WWI was caused by a variety of factors and events

• There are a variety of indirect factors

• These factors led to one major event that triggered The War.

Indirect Factors • M.A.I.N

– Militarism

– Alliances

– Imperialism

– Nationalism

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1. Define militarism

2. What contributed to Militarism in the early 1900’s?

3. Define conscription

4. What were the two Alliance systems?

5. What countries had joined each alliance?

6. Define imperialism

7. Define nationalism

Small Textbook

• Page 591

– Map and questions

• Page 592

– Read

– Answer questions on 593

Indirect Factors • M.A.I.N

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Imperialism

• Imperialism is when an Empire maintains political and/or economic control over another nation based on domination

The British Empire at its Peak

German Empire in 1914

British Empire in 1914

Nationalism

• Nationalism is the unique, strong cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion and national symbols

• Nationalism helped unite the peoples in Germany, Italy as countries under a central government

• There was tension resulting from ethnic nationalism in the Balkan Region

The Balkan

Region

The Powder

Keg of Europe

Ethnic Nationalism: A More Recent Example

The October Crisis of 1970

The Powder Keg of Europe

• Nickname for the Balkan region

• Serbs in the city of Sarajevo didn’t want to be part of Austria-Hungary

• The Black Hand was a Serbian Nationalist Group, sometimes known for violence

• The Austro-Hungarian Emperor tried to improve relations with the Serbs by sending his Nephew Franz Ferdinand to Sarajevo

The Assassination

• June 28, 1914: Gavrillo Princep shot and killed the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The Alliance System comes into play and WWI begins

Princep’s Pistol .380 ACP

Imperial War Museum. London.