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World War I - Introduction

World War I - Introduction. What do you already know?. MAIN Causes of WWI. M ilitarism – growth of militaries A lliances I mperialism N ationalism – pride in your country. Militarism. The build up of armies, navies and weaponry

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World War I - Introduction

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  1. World War I - Introduction What do you already know?

  2. MAIN Causes of WWI • Militarism – growth of militaries • Alliances • Imperialism • Nationalism – pride in your country

  3. Militarism • The build up of armies, navies and weaponry • Imperialist nations had sparked an arms race to defend their holdings and possibly gain or regain territory.

  4. Alliances • a formal agreement or treaty  between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes. • Created to protect national security and provide aide in the event of an attack.

  5. Imperialism • Dividing up areas of the world among the more powerful countries • European powers competed with each other for raw materials and colonies

  6. Nationalism • Loyalty to one’s country/excessive patriotism • Own nation’s interests are viewed as superior to those of other nations.

  7. Nationalism • Nations who wanted back land that had natives living there (France and Russia) • Areas that wanted to gain national independence from countries that had engulfed their culture (Czechs and Poles)

  8. Imperialism This map shows Africa in 1914 and shows how much land the major nations had taken over. BRITAIN FRANCE GERMANY ITALY BELGIUM

  9. Nationalism Ethnic Map of Europe in 1914

  10. Europe is a Powder Keg! • One spark would start a war!

  11. The assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

  12. Assassination of Archduke • Archduke Francis Ferdinand - heir to the Austria-Hungary throne

  13. The Black Hand • Serbian terrorist organization • Sent a small group of teenage operatives to assassinate the Archduke!

  14. June 28th, 1914

  15. Sarajevo – June 28th 1914

  16. The Wrong Turn!

  17. Assassination of Archduke • Traveling w/ wife Sophie in Sarajevo • Sarajevo – capital of Bosnia (providence in AH) • Both were shot by a 19 yr old Bosnian Nationalist

  18. Gavrilo Princip

  19. Alliances Triple Entente  Allies

  20. Allies Nikola Pasic Serbia

  21. Allies Czar Nicholas II Russia

  22. Allies Georges Clemenceau France

  23. Allies David Lloyd George England

  24. Allies Vittorio Orlando Italy

  25. Allies King Albert I Belgium

  26. Allies Woodrow Wilson United States

  27. Alliances Triple Alliance  Central Powers

  28. Central Powers Emperor Franz Josef Austria-Hungary

  29. Central Powers Kaiser Wilhelm II Germany

  30. Central Powers Sultan Mehmed V Ottoman Empire

  31. Central Powers Tsar Ferdinand Bulgaria

  32. The start of WWI…legos

  33. World War I • Everyone thought war would end in a week • Instead had a stalemate – neither side could gain an advantage

  34. Reason for the Stalemate • New Weapon Technology • Trench Warfare

  35. Weapons and Tactics of World War I • Bolt-Action Rifle • Machine Gun • Artillery • Poisonous Gas • Zeppelin • Tanks • Planes • U-Boats

  36. Bolt-Action Rifle • Bolt-action rifles could fire up to 15 rounds per minute.

  37. Machine Gun • A machine gun could fire up to 400 rounds per minute. • A machine gun had the fire power of approx. 100 rifles.

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