1. Long Term Causes of WWI

2. Four Long Term Causes of WWI Nationalism Imperialism Militarism Alliance System

3. Nationalism The belief that national interests and national unity should be placed ahead of global cooperation. This was usually expressed as competitiveness with other countries. http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=zKZg_ZB4 SkU http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=zKZg_ZB4 SkU

4. Imperialism Nationalist competition often fueled imperial conflicts among the major European powers. Imperialism - The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories

5. Militarism The development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy. Militarism led to an international arms race. Howard Zinn on militarism in U.S. history http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=6tFd1eYScC Q http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=6tFd1eYScC Q

6. Alliance System Ally – A country formally cooperating with another country for a military or other purpose. Alliance System – The system where the nations of Europe signed treaties of assistance that committed them to support one another if they faced attack.

7. World War I A great overview of the War 6:43 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj2v7-0tAC0 The Technology of WWI 6:39 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCRRS_MqcVQ&NR=1&featur e=endscreen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCRRS_MqcVQ&NR=1&featur e=endscreen Scenes from Ypres, France 3:07 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVPHUgP2VbU The Red Baron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh-J4GSPgAM