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World War I Unit 4 RMS IB 2013-2014 Ms. Hunt

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World War I

Unit 4RMS IB 2013-2014

Ms. Hunt

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Stop and Jot!

*Look at the cartoon… Free write about what you think the cartoon means. - Do NOT stop writing until the music stops!!!

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MAIN Causes- Militarism • Militarism

– To encourage national pride, governments began to build large and strong militaries.

– Their armies now contain the newest weapons and technology of the time, which increased their power!

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MAIN Causes- Alliances• In order to encourage nation stability, European

nations entered into alliances with other strong nations.

• These alliances “dragged” nations into war!• Triple Alliance

– Germany– Austria-Hungry– Italy

• Triple Entente – France– Great Britain– Russia*Horrible Histories Video

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MAIN Causes- Imperialism• Imperialism-

1600’s- 1800’s– European nations

had controlled over 85% of the Earth’s land for colonies

– Controlling the most territory became a competition between rival nations causing tension.

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MAIN Causes- Nationalism

• Nationalism– Citizens of European nations became very proud of

their nations accomplishments.– Provided the people with a sense of power!– Representing one’s homeland gave people a sense of

nation pride that they wanted to maintain by becoming more and more powerful

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What does the cartoon tell us about Nationalism?

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Immediate Causes of Global War• Creation of a new nation- Serbia

– Bosnia (neighbor to Serbia) was taken over and added to Austria Hungary's Empire

– Upset the people of Serbia• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

– June 28th, 1914– Killed by member of the Blank Hand (Serbian Nationalist Group)

• Supported all Serbian causes– Ferdinand was the heir to the Austria Hungary throne

• Mobilizations– Nations that felt threatened by the actions of rivals organized the

armies– Became ready for battle!

• Alliances– Once 1 member of the alliance went to war, the other members

joined in support!

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War Begins!

• 1914- War begins when the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente enter into warfare

• Alliances changed their names to…– Allied Powers (previously Triple Entente)– Central Powers (previously Triple Alliance)

• 1914-1917- The United States stayed neutral – Neutral means to not take part of or give

assistance in a dispute or war between others • Source: www.dictionary.com

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U.S. Enters WWI• Causes that brought the U.S. into war:

– Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915• Passenger cruise ship that entered a war zone• German U-Boat attacked the ship causing it to sink• Over 1,000 people died, including 128 Americans

– Zimmerman Telegram, January 1917• Arthur Zimmerman, German government official, sent a telegram

to the German Ambassador to Mexico.• Offered Mexico U.S. territory if they were to join WWI as an ally to

Germany.– American Citizens

• Outraged by the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram, American citizens called for war!!!!!

*The United States entered World War I on April 6th, 1917

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A New Kind of War• Trench Warfare

– Opposing sides dug deep trenches opposite of each other– Soldiers would fight from within the trenches and try to

cross “No Man’s Land” to gain territory• “No Man’s Land”- territory between trenches

– Barbed wire and weapons blocked your way to the other side

– Think- “No man” made it across• Technology

– Airplane– Tanks– Machine Guns– Mustard Gas– Submarines

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End of the Great War• Armistice- stopped fighting • Central Powers surrendered in November 1918• Treaty of Paris- January 1919

– Leaders involved- George Clemenceau (France), Vittoria Orlando (Italy), David Lloyd George (England), and Woodrow Wilson (USA)

• Punishments to Germany– No military!– Pay reparations (pay back the Allied Powers for the

money they had spent on the war)

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