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AIM: How did WWI begin to unfold? Do Now:

AIM: How did WWI begin to unfold? Do Now: How did imperialism and industrialization cause friction between European powers? How do you think European nations attempted to handle these growing tensions?. CAUSES OF WWI aka the Great War . Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism.

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AIM: How did WWI begin to unfold? Do Now:

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  1. AIM: How did WWI begin to unfold? Do Now: How did imperialism and industrialization cause friction between European powers? How do you think European nations attempted to handle these growing tensions?

  2. CAUSES OF WWI aka the Great War • Militarism • Alliances • Nationalism • Imperialism

  3. MILITARISM The belief that a nation needs a large military force. Germany was competing with the UK to build battleships. The British feared an attack on their Empire

  4. Militarism • Germany was competing with Russia and France to expand their armies 1880 1914 • Germany 1.3m 5.0m • France 0.73m 4.0m • Russia 0.40m 1.2m

  5. Alliances • By 1914 all the major powers were linked by a system of alliances. • The alliances made it more likely that a war would start. • Once started, the alliances made it more likely to spread. • Two alliances were created at the end of the 19th century, the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. Triple Entente: Britain (Belgium) France (Serbia) Russia Triple Alliance Germany Austria-Hungary Italy

  6. Alliances

  7. IMPERIALISM • All the great powers were competing for colonies / territory. • The British feared Germany in Africa. • The Austrians feared Serbia / Russia in the Balkans • Germany felt cheated since they had fewer colonies than England and France.

  8. The sun never sets on the British Empire!

  9. NATIONALISM Conscription- Recruits taking their service oath.

  10. Nationalism • This was an age when all nations wanted to assert their power and independence. • In Europe Slavs, aided by Serbia and Russia, wanted to be free of Austrian rule. Serbia’s national flag

  11. THE ASSASSINATION: The Trigger/ Spark of WWI Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to throne of Austria-Hungary. He was assassinated by Serbian nationalists, his death triggered a series of events which became World War I.

  12. The Powder Keg of WWI • Pan-Slavism emerging in Balkans • 1911-1913- two wars fought called the “Balkan Wars” (wars against Ottoman Empire for independence) Seal of the Black Hand group

  13. How the Alliance System Worked Out Triple Alliance Germany Austria-Hungary /Central Powers Triple Entente Britain France Russia Serbia Belgium /Allied Powers Italy Ottoman Empire • Other Allied Powers • Australia* • Canada • Greece • India* • Japan • Montenegro • New Zealand* • Portugal • Romania • South Africa* • Countries were not independent at the time of World War 1, but were instead part of the British Empire and were given no option to join the cause or not.

  14. Writing Task: • Read the document, “Europe on the Eve of War”, by Huda Shaarawi. Then summarize her impression of Europe on the eve of WWI, using evidence from the text. Based on her observations and perspective, what would Shaarawi feel were the causes of WWI? *Your response must be in paragraph form.

  15. Think-Pair-Share

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