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2.  Review with your partner last night’s homework—Europe Moves Towards War Packet [3 minutes]  Highlight/Underline the most important sentence in each paragraph on the 1 st page. [3 minutes]

3. Objective: I can summarize the causes of World War I, which included militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.

4.  M ilitarism - a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war.  Great Britain and Germany raced to have the largest navies.  France, Russia, and Germany competed in building powerful armies.

5.  A lliances - the formation of military agreements among nations.  Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance in 1882.  Great Britain, France, and Russia formed the Triple Entente in 1907.

6.  I mperialism - a nation’s attempt to gain control of weaker nations.  European nations divided much of Africa into colonies in order to obtain new materials and sell goods.  European nations forced China to grant them trading rights.

7.  N ationalism - extreme loyalty to a nation and concern for its welfare.  National groups in Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) wanted independence.  European nations sought to regain lost territories and/or add land.

8.  List the four MAIN causes of WWI.  What is militarism?  Who is the in the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente?  What is imperialism?  What is nationalism?

9.  Create a poster.  Include all four MAIN causes of WWI.  Include imagery to describe the definition of each cause.  Be Creative!!!  16 Points Militarism Nationalism Imperialism Alliances ***Due Thursday!!!***

10.  Nationalism led nations to compete over which would be the strongest military power in the world  The glorification of military power is known as militarism.  The strongest nations of Europe began to prepare for the possibility of war.  Increased the size of their armies and navies and greatly increased stockpiles of weapons  Advancements in industrial technology allowed them to create weapons of war that were deadlier than any that had been developed before

12.  War looked inevitable  European nations looked for friends and allies for support  Two great alliance systems were formed.  Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy  Triple Entente: Great Britain, France, and Russia  Each alliance signed agreements with smaller, less powerful nations

13.  Defensive in nature  If one member of an alliance were attacked, an ally was obligated to come to its aid  Several nations might become part of a fight that formerly might have been limited to only two nations

14. Grey=Neutral Countries

15.  Europe competed for colonies in Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world  Colonies provided raw materials  Desire for colonies aggravated national rivalries in Europe  Disagreements sometimes led to conflict

16.  Desire for Self-Rule  Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman Empires all multinational-included many different nationalities and ethnic groups  Felt they had the right to rule themselves  A cultural or national group’s desire for self- government is an important component of nationalism

17.  Rivalry Among Nations  Intense pride in one’s own country  Often leads to competition  International Sports Events: Healthy  Early 1900s Imperialism: Unhealthy- view changes to enemies

18.  Economic Competition  Heightened by Industrial Revolution  Economies based on manufacturing goods for trade (Like today)  Need large amounts of raw materials  Competed for natural resources  This competition increased tension in Europe

19.  The stage was set, only needed a spark.  A Serb nationalist named Gavrilo Princip shot the heir to the throne of Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand.  Princip was a member of a group that wanted all Serbs to be united in a self-governing nation.  Believed the assassination would help this goal, but instead started a war between Serbia and Austria.  Russia supported its ally, Serbia.  Germany supported its ally, Austria.  Soon, most of Europe was fighting.  The Great War had started.

20. Example of Poster-Do Not Use What is the relationship between the causes of World War I?-Or-How are the causes of World War I related?

25.  What three parts make up the nationalism cause?  How did Imperialism help cause WWI?  What was the spark that started WWI?  How did the alliance systems cause a domino effect after the spark?