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Austria-Hungary 1867

Austria-Hungary 1867. Causes of World War I -. M A N I A. M A N I A. ilitarism – policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war . lliances - agreements between nations to aid and protect one another. ationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s country.

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Austria-Hungary 1867

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  1. Austria-Hungary 1867

  2. Causes of World War I - MANIA M A N I A ilitarism– policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war lliances - agreements between nations to aid and protect one another ationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s country mperialism – when one country takes over another country economically and politically ssassination – murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

  3. Causes of World War I - MANIA M A N I A ilitarism– policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war

  4. Causes of WWI -Militarism Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s (British pounds).

  5. Causes of World War I - MANIA M A N I A lliances - agreements between nations to aid and protect one another

  6. Causes of WWI -Alliances Triple Entente: Triple Alliance: Great Britain Germany Austria-Hungary France Russia Italy

  7. Causes of World War I - MANIA M A N I A ationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s country

  8. Causes of WWI -Nationalism

  9. 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

  10. Causes of WWI -Nationalism Pan-Slavism - movement to unify all of the Slavic people

  11. Causes of WWI -Nationalism

  12. Causes of WWI -Imperialism

  13. Causes of World War I - MANIA M A N I A mperialism – when one country takes over another country economically and politically

  14. Imperialism: European conquest of Africa

  15. Causes of WWI -Imperialism

  16. The“Spark”

  17. Causes of World War I - MANIA M A N I A ssassination – murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

  18. Causes of WWI -Assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie at Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28th, 1914.

  19. Causes of WWI -Assassination

  20. Causes of WWI -Assassination Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed in Bosnia by a Serbian nationalist who believed that Bosnia should belong to Serbia.

  21. Causes of WWI -Assassination Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

  22. 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

  23. 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.

  24. 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/

  25. Allied Powers: Central Powers: Germany Great Britain World War I France Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Russia Italy

  26. 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.

  27. · Both the Allied Powers and Central powers used propaganda in order to support their cause by making their enemies seem savage.

  28. 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.

  29. · German submarines, called U-boats, torpedoed enemy ships and neutral ships trading with the enemy.

  30. A German U-boat Torpedoes a Steamer, circa 1916

  31. · In 1915, a German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania, a British passenger ship, killing approximately 1,200 people, including 128 Americans.

  32. · Americans were infuriated with the destruction of the Lusitania.

  33. 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.

  34. (above) Zimmermann Telegram as Received by the German Ambassador to Mexico, 01/19/1917 (right) decoded words

  35. Zimmermann Telegram: Decoded Message

  36. 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.

  37. 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/

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