1. WW1 1914-1918 OUTBREAK OF WAR IN EUROPE IN 1914

2. Great Powers (1914) France Germany Austria- Hungary Russia Great Britain (Italy)

3. CAUSES OF WW1 Nationalism Imperialism Alliances Military build up assassination

4. Nationalism many people of Europe looking for self-determinism Jingoism Pan-Slavic movement Pan-German movement

5. Imperialism Dominating weaker nations b/c of moral or humanitarian grounds division of world –Pie theory –get a slice now worked against “Balance of Power”

6. Military Alliances Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria- Hungary, & Italy) (later Central powers= Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire)

7. Military Alliances Triple Entente (France, Russia & G.B.) Promise to aid if attacked Later become Allies

8. Military Build Up major increase of military around the world by major powers

9. Assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot killed by a Serbian nationalist

10. Why would a Serbian kill an Austrian leader? On Oct 6 1908 Austria annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina Serbia felt that since those people were South Slavs Serbia should rule them Russia move to support its Slavic brethren (so it can have influence) Germany threatens Russia in 1909 –Russia too weak from its war against Japan backs down any talk of a Russian-German alliance was gone –(they were now opponents) Serbia demanded access to the Adriatic Sea in 1913 –this is another blow to Serbian nationalism –Both of these were at the hand of Austria-Hungary

11. Who was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? The Black Hand a group of Serbian & Bosnian nationalists Gavrilo Princip (actual assassin)

12. Who was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? Serbian officials did NOT know of the assassination before hand What was response? –Austria gives Serbia an ultimatum –Serbia gives in to most of the demands –Austria pushes for war anyway Being pushed by Germany

13. Declaring War June 14,1914 assassination July 23Serbian ultimatum July 28Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

14. Declaring War July 30 Russia mobilizes Aug 1 Ger declares war on Russia Aug 3 Ger declares war on France Aug 4 G.B. declares war on Ger