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"The Great War"

"The Great War". "The War to end all Wars!". WW1 1914-1918. The following is the topic of your essay on the test!. OUTBREAK OF WAR IN EUROPE IN 1914. France Germany Austria-Hungary. Russia Great Britain (Italy). Great Powers (1914). CAUSES OF WW1. Nationalism Imperialism

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"The Great War"

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  1. "The Great War"

  2. "The War to end all Wars!"

  3. WW1 1914-1918

  4. The following is the topic of your essay on the test!

  5. OUTBREAK OF WAR IN EUROPE IN 1914

  6. France Germany Austria-Hungary Russia Great Britain (Italy) Great Powers (1914)

  7. CAUSES OF WW1 • Nationalism • Imperialism • Alliances • Military build up • assassination

  8. Nationalism • many people of Europe looking for self-determinism • Jingoism • Pan-Slavic movement • Pan-German movement

  9. Imperialism • Dominating weaker nations b/c of moral or humanitarian grounds • division of world • Pie theory • get a slice now • worked against “Balance of Power”

  10. Military Alliances • Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy) • (later Central powers= Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire)

  11. Military Alliances • Triple Entente (France, Russia & G.B.) • Promise to aid if attacked • Later become Allies

  12. Military Build Up • major increase of military around the world by major powers

  13. Assassination • Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot • killed by a Serbian nationalist

  14. Why would a Serbian kill an Austrian leader? • On Oct 6 1908 Austria annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina • Serbia felt that since those people were South Slavs Serbia should rule them • Russia move to support its Slavic brethren (so it can have influence) • Germany threatens Russia in 1909 • Russia too weak from its war against Japan backs down • any talk of a Russian-German alliance was gone • (they were now opponents) • Serbia demanded access to the Adriatic Sea in 1913 • this is another blow to Serbian nationalism • Both of these were at the hand of Austria-Hungary

  15. Who was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? • The Black Hand • a group of Serbian & Bosnian nationalists • Gavrilo Princip (actual assassin)

  16. Who was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? • Serbian officials did NOT know of the assassination before hand • What was response? • Austria gives Serbia an ultimatum • Serbia gives in to most of the demands • Austria pushes for war anyway • Being pushed by Germany

  17. Declaring War • June 14, 1914 assassination • July 23 Serbian ultimatum • July 28 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

  18. Declaring War • July 30 Russia mobilizes • Aug 1 GR declares war on Russia • Aug 3 GR declares war on France

  19. Declaring War • Aug 4 G.B. declares war on GR

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