How did 1 murder lead to world war in 1914?

1. How did 1 murder lead to world war in 1914?

2. MAIN Causes of World War I • Militarism – governments concentrated on arming the forces of their countries (more advanced weapons & machines) • Alliances – A formal agreement or treaty among nations formed to aide one another • Imperialism – European countries competing for far-away lands (empires) • Nationalism – national pride had been growing among Europeans

3. Rise of Nationalism • Countries began to feel proud of their nationalities. • Russia helped Greece gain its independence from the Ottoman Empire. • Italy joined separate states together as onenation. • Bismarck unified Germany under Prussian rule. Germany took Austria and parts of France. This became an empire under Kaiser William I of Prussia.

4. Big changes from 1850-1900!

5. Imperialism: Colonization of Africa • Natural resources – diamonds, gold, rubber, ivory, etc. European factories required a lot of natural resources. • Until 1875, Europe controlled 10% of Africa. • 20 years later, they controlled 90%! • Nationalism encouraged this- creating a larger and stronger empire!!! • It became known as the “Scramble for Africa”- to grab colonies for wealth and prestige.

7. 18 of 20 0 Other than Great Britain, who hadthe most territory in Africa? • Germany • France • Portugal • Italy

8. The “Scramble for Africa” was not only taking place in Africa, but in Asia, too!

9. Many saw Europe no longer as a tradingpartner, but as a conqueror. Great Britain took control of India.France controlled lands in Southeast Asia. The British fought for control of other lands like Burma, Laos, Siam, (present day Thailand, and Cambodia).

10. The British Empire in 1905:“The Sun never sets on the British Empire”- They owned 25% of the world!

11. 18 of 20 0 How much of the world did Great Britain own? • 10% • 20% • 25% • 50%

13. According to the map, Russia, France, and Italy were allies. • True • False

15. After WWI, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was split into Austria and Hungary. • True • False

16. Militarism • How did they protect their new empires? • Governments concentrated on arming and protecting their countries and colonies. • Because of the Industrial revolution, new technologies were developed that created more advanced weaponry. • Poison gas • Tanks • Machine guns • Airplanes • Submarines

17. Alliances • Alliances were agreements between countries to come to each others aid if they were attacked. • Many different ones occurred between 1879- 1907 • The Dual Alliance – 1879 (Austria and Germany) • The Austro-Serbian Alliance – 1881 (Austria and Serbia) • The Triple Alliance – 1882 (Germany, Austria and Italy) • Franco- Russian Alliance – 1894 (Russia and France) • Entente Cordiale – 1904 (Britain and France) • The Triple Entente – 1907 (Britain, France and Russia)

18. New Alliances • By 1914, the five strongest countries in Europe had split into 2 rival groups: • Great Britain, France and Russia – the Allies. • Germany and Austria-Hungary – the Central Powers. • The situation became very tense.

19. The Last Straw • Just as all of this was causing tempers to flare, a small group of men decided it was time to assassinate Austrian Archduke Ferdinand while on a trip to Serbia. • And so, THEY DID!

20. As a result… • Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. • Russia declared war on Austria because they were allies. • Germany declared war on Russia because they were allies. • And the game continued until a 2 country war became a WorldWar!!!

21. Let's watch. Quiz to follow!