World War 1 #1 – The M.A.I.N. Causes 1.Who was shot & killed in Sarajevo, Bosnia in June of 1914? 2.What group killed him? 3.Is this reason to go to war?

How WW1 begins The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Black Hand is the last event that sets off a number of things that had been happening in Europe

N ationalism desire for your nation to be the BEST! – Leads to competition b/w nations in Europe - compete for resources to fuel industry – Also, countries want to be independent – like Bosnia

I mperialism What is it? – Leads to further competition often in places like Africa to dominate the region

M ilitarism Build up military – In order to compete, countries needed strong weapons – many new ones are being invented – Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany has been building up an army

A lliances B/c of the growing distrust & competition b/w nations, countries began to form alliances or pacts: agreements to protect each other in case of war If someone is threatening your friend to fight – what do you do?

Europe Divides Up Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy Triple Entente: Great Britain, France & Russia Based on this map, which alliance might have an advantage if a war erupted? Why?

SO, When the Archduke of Austria- Hungary is shot – guess what happens next?

What are the M.A.I.N. causes of WW1? Militarism M Alliances A Imperialism IN