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Causes and Effects of World War I

Causes and Effects of World War I. 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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Causes and Effects of World War I

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  1. Causes and Effects of World War I

  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 Balkan Powder Keg Caution Explosive Militarism Arms race Blank Check Given to Austria by Germany Alliance System Nationalism Immediate Cause The Assassination At Sarajevo Set off the Powder Keg and Started WWI Imperialism 1 9 1 4 Assassination

  4. Causes of WWI -Nationalism

  5. Militarism • Survival of the Fittest • Militarists painted war in romantic colors • Rotation in Service • Building up of military: • Protection of overseas colonies • nationalism • Britain 2 power standard

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

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

  8. Causes of World War I: Nationalism • Aggressive Nationalism • France and Germany • Germany proud of military and Industrial strength. • French loss in Franco Prussia War/revenge • Recovery of lost provinces Alsace and Lorraine

  9. Balkans 1914 • Southeastern Europe • East of Italy • Dominated by the Austrian Hungarian Empire • Slavic Nations • Russia felt the need to protect the other Slavic nations because of its size. • Pan-Slavism - movement to unify all of the Slavic people. Trouble in Serbia with Austrian Hungarian Empire.

  10. Imperialism • 1905 and 1911 Moroccan Crisis • France and Germany almost to the brink of war • Morocco: France vs. Germany • Britain sides with France/resents Germany industrial strength. • Britain and France develop closer ties. • European nations taking over parts of the Ottoman Empire.

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

  12. The Legacy of War • 8.5 Million Killed • 21 million wounded • War Costs 338 billion, destroys towns, and land in Europe and Russia • Disillusionment: Lost Generation: generation of young adults are killed and they are disillusioned with capitalism and democracy.

  13. Collapse of the Empires • Breakup of Austrian Hungarian Empire • Austria and Hungary become independent nations • Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia were formed • Italy and Romania gained land

  14. Ottoman Empire Dissolved • Turkey becomes independent • Most of the Arab nations were put under the control of Britain and France • Mandates • Russian and German Losses • Other nations Formed: Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

  15. The Treaty of Versailles: Major Provisions • League of Nations • Territorial Losses/Germany returns Alsace Lorraine; French Border extended to the Rhine; Germany surrenders all of its overseas colonies in Africa and the Pacific • Military restrictions/limits size of German Army; cannot build or import weapons, submarines, airplanes

  16. The Treaty of Versailles: War Guilt • Sole responsibility for the war placed on Germany’s shoulders • Germany forced to pay the Allies 33 Billion in reparations over 30 years. • Laid the ground work for WWII.

  17. Bibliography • http://www.mrberlin.com/8th/WWI/World_War_I_causes.ppt#269.

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