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World War One: The Beginning

World War One: The Beginning. World War I (1914-1918) was caused by competition among industrial nations in Europe and a failure of diplomacy. The war transformed European and American life, wrecked the economies of Europe, and planted the seeds for a second world war. Essential Questions.

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World War One: The Beginning

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  1. World War One: The Beginning World War I (1914-1918) was caused by competition among industrial nations in Europe and a failure of diplomacy. The war transformed European and American life, wrecked the economies of Europe, and planted the seeds for a second world war.

  2. Essential Questions • What were the factors that produced World War I? • What were the major events of the war? • Who were the major leaders? • What were the outcomes and global effects of World War I? • What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

  3. Europe 1914

  4. Europe 1918

  5. Causes of World War I: (1914-1918) The MAIN causes of World War I were… Militarism: glorification of military strong militaries seen as power desire to fight for country Alliances: countries agreed to support each other Imperialism: compete for land & resources Nationalism: France: defeated in F-P war, desire to regain power Germany: newly formed nation, strong military Russia: Pan-Slavism (support Serbia, Slavic state)

  6. The Alliance System • Triple Alliance [Central Powers] • Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy • Italy refuses to honor alliance in WWI • Ottoman Empire joins the Central Powers • Triple Entente [Allied Powers] • France, Russia, and Great Britain • Later joined by Italy in 1915 • USA becomes an associated power during WWI

  7. Allied vs. Central Austria-Hungary Germany Italy (Triple Alliance) Ottoman Empire Bulgaria (shut down Russia’s use of transportation in the Black sea & Mediterranean) • Serbia • Russia • France • (Schlieffen Plan) • Belgium • Great Britain • United States • Japan (make box on bottom of chart) • Greece (make box on bottom of chart) *In addition to these nations, all of the colonies that belonged to the above nations also participated in WWI.

  8. Why did each country enter World War I?

  9. Allied Powers VS. Central Powers Central Powers

  10. Allied Powers

  11. Greece and Japan:Why did they join? • Greece • Series of internal debates • Change in leadership—support Allied Powers • Japan • Expand sphere of influence in China

  12. German plan Goal: avoid a 2 front war Through neutral Belgium into France Concentrate troops in the west-quickly defeat French Belgium enters war Ultimately failed Schlieffen Plan

  13. The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, June 1914 Assassinated by Gavrilo Princep, a Serbian Nationalist. Sparked a chain reaction of events that had disastrous consequences.

  14. “July Crisis” Austrian officials saw nationalist minority groups as threat to monarch Assassination opportunity to crush Serbian-sponsored movement in Bosnia… (justification to take action) A-H dispatched an “ultimatum” that Serbia couldn’t accept in 48 Hours.

  15. July Crisis cont. Serb military mobilizes and so does Austria Austria declares war (given the support from Germany) Germany then issues ultimatum to Russia demanding cessation of military measures against A-H; Russia doesn’t respect it and thus Germany declares war!!!

  16. World War I • Label paper “World War 1 Video Notes” • Notes: key events, people, technology (Saw video in English!!)

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