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Causes of World War I: Unrest, Alliances, and Trench Warfare

Explore the underlying causes of World War I, including extreme nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and entangled alliances. Learn about the spark that ignited the war and the devastating impact of trench warfare.

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Causes of World War I: Unrest, Alliances, and Trench Warfare

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  1. Outcome: Causes for World War I World War I

  2. Underlying causes • What causes most wars • Extreme nationalism (“Super Patriotism” or love for one’s country) • Imperialism: Spreading the political or economic control of one country over another • Militarism:using force or the threat of force against another nation • Entangled system of alliances (secret) • Fanatical leaders

  3. Underlying Causes • Rival Alliances Created a “False Sense of Security” • Triple Entente • Great Britain: King George V • France: Premier Clemenceau • Russia: Czar NicholasII • Triple Alliance • Germany: Kaiser Wilhelm II • Austria-Hungary: Emanuel II

  4. Causes of World War I • What caused World War I • Unrest in the Balkans • Bosnians felt abused under the rule of Austria-Hungary • Goal: to create a “Greater Serbia” (unite Slavic people) • This movement was strongly support by “Mother Russia”

  5. Causes of World War I • June 28, 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Austria’s heir to the throne) was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb Nationalists while on a good will trip to Sarajevo, Bosnia. This spark would ignite the war.

  6. Causes of World War I • Alliance Unfolded • Austria declared war on Serbia • Russia supported Serbia (mother country with ethnic ties) • Germany sided with Austria and declared war on Russia • France was obligated to help Russia and Great Britain to help France • By August 5, 1914, Europe was engulfed in a war

  7. Causes of World War I • Germany’s “Schlieffen Plan” to avoid a 2 front war failed • Front: zone of conflict between armies • Western Front would mostly be in France • Area between armies was known as “no man’s land” • Fighting two fronts puts a giant strain on resources and man power

  8. Trench Warfare

  9. Causes of World War I • The Fighting Sides • Triple Alliance becomes the “Central Powers” (The Bad Guys • Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria • Italy gave up its defensive agreement with Germany and joined the other side

  10. Causes of World War I • Triple Entente becomes the “Allied Powers” or “Allies” (The Good Guys) • Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy • U.S. would join in April of 1917 • Eventually over 50 nations were involved in the “Great War”

  11. Powers Easy way to remember the causes is MANIA M: Militarism A: Alliances N: Nationalism I: Imperialism A: Assassination

  12. Map Tests for the Year  • Continents and Seas: March 7th • Europe Map Test: March 14th • Asia Map Test: March 28th • Middle East Map Test: April 18 • Africa Map Test: May 2nd • Central/South America Map Test: May 16th

  13. Norway Sweden Russia Netherlands Denmark Ireland GB Germany Belgium Luxembourg France Austria-Hungary Switz Romania Portugal Serbia Bulgaria Italy Spain Albania Ottoman Empire Greece North Africa Montenegro

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