1. Austria-Hungary
1867

3. M A N I Causes of World War I - MANIA
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

4. M A N I Causes of World War I - MANIA
ilitarism – policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war

5. 1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures
Causes of WWI - Militarism
Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s (British pounds).
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1914 94
130
154
268
289
398
Increase in Defense Expenditures
France
10%
Britain
13%
Russia
39%
Germany
73%

6. M A N I Causes of World War I - MANIA
lliances - agreements between nations to aid and protect one another

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

8. M A N I Causes of World War I - MANIA
ationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s country

10. Causes of WWI - Nationalism

11. Causes of WWI - Nationalism
Pan-Germanism  - movement to unify the people of all German speaking countries
Germanic Countries
Austria *
Belgium
Denmark
Iceland
Germany *
Liechtenstein *
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland *
United Kingdom
* = German speaking country

13. Causes of WWI - Nationalism
Pan-Slavism  - movement to unify all of the Slavic people

14. Causes of WWI - Nationalism

15. Causes of WWI - Imperialism

16. M A N I Causes of World War I - MANIA
mperialism – when one country takes over another country economically and politically

17. Imperialism: European conquest of Africa

18. Causes of WWI - Imperialism

19. The “Spark”

20. M A N I Causes of World War I - MANIA
ssassination – murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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

22. Causes of WWI - Assassination

23. Causes of WWI - Assassination
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed in Bosnia by a Serbian nationalist who believed that Bosnia should belong to Serbia.

24. Causes of WWI - Assassination
Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

25. The Point of No Return: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s death and declared war on Serbia.
Germany pledged their support for Austria -Hungary. · example of Pan-German nationalism
Russia pledged their support for Serbia. · example of Pan-Slavic nationalism

26. The Point of No Return: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany declares war on Russia.
France pledges their support for Russia.
Germany declares war on France.
Germany invades Belgium on the way to France.
Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany.

27. Now this is what you call a World War!
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28. Allied Powers:
Central Powers:
Germany
Great Britain
World War I
France
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Russia
Italy

29. American Neutrality
· Officially, the U.S. was a neutral country.
· However, we traded food, weapons, oil, steel, and other goods far more with the Allied Powers than with the Central Powers.

30. · Both the Allied Powers and Central powers used propaganda in order to support their cause by making their enemies seem savage.

31. Freedom of the Seas
· The U.S., as a neutral nation, claimed the right to trade with either side in the war.
· However, Britain and Germany set up blockades around the British and German coasts.

32. · German submarines, called U-boats, torpedoed enemy ships and neutral ships trading with the enemy.

33. A German U-boat Torpedoes a Steamer, circa 1916

35. · In 1915, a German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania, a British passenger ship, killing approximately 1,200 people, including 128 Americans.

36. · Americans were infuriated with the destruction of the Lusitania.

38. Moving Toward War Zimmermann telegram:
– secret message from Germany to Mexico urging Mexico to attack the U.S. if the U.S. declared war on Germany
– Germany promised to help Mexico regain land it lost to the U.S. in the Mexican War.
* The U.S. declared war on the Central Powers in April 1917.

39. (above) Zimmermann Telegram as Received by the German Ambassador to Mexico, 01/19/1917 (right) decoded words

40. Zimmermann Telegram: Decoded Message

41. Mexico was offered material aid in the reclamation of territory lost during the Mexican-American War, specifically the American states of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

42. Now this is what you call a World War!
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