Causes of World War ICauses of World War I - MANIAMANIA ilitarism ilitarism – policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war llianceslliances - agreements between nations to aid and protect one another ationalismationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s country mperialism mperialism – when one country takes over another country economically and politically ssassinationssassination – murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand MANIA

Triple Entente: Triple Alliance: Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Great Britain France Russia Causes of World War I - Alliances Tension

Imperialism: European conquest of Africa

Increase in Defense Expenditures France10% Britain13% Russia39% Germany73% Causes of World War I - Militarism £s Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, France, Britain, Russia) in millions of £s (British pounds)

Pan-Germanism - movement to unify the people of all German speaking countries AustriaAustria * Belgium Denmark Iceland GermanyGermany * LiechtensteinLiechtenstein * Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Sweden SwitzerlandSwitzerland * United Kingdom * = German speaking country Germanic Countries Causes of World War I - Nationalism

Pan-Slavism - movement to unify all of the Slavic people Causes of World War I - Nationalism

Causes of World War I - Imperialism

Aim: Why did the assassination of the Archduke serve as the catalyst for WWI?

What alliances existed in Europe prior to the Assassination of the Arch Duke?

The Narodna Odbrana, 1911 A secret, patriotic society, 'Defense of the People', was founded in Serbia in Members of this group would later form a secret organization known as the “Black Hand.” The group’s goal was to strengthen a spirit of nationalism. Goals of the “Defense of the People,” “….Our first goal is to increase the power of the Serbian nation and to eliminate of the hated Austrio- Hungarian empire from our borders. Austria-Hungary wants to take our freedom and our language from us and to crush us. The Serbian people are faced by the question 'to be or not to be?' …We desire heroes to stand up and challenge the people who wish to crush us. The “Defense of the People,” the Narodna Odbrana, then clearly and loudly states to the world that Austria Hungary is our first and Greatest enemy.”

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie Sarajevo, Bosnia - June 28 th, Causes of World War I - Assassination

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

Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Causes of World War I - Assassination

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

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.

World War I Allied Powers: Central Powers: Great Britain France Russia Italy Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire

Group Work: Sensational News Headlines Working in your groups you will be required to create a Newspaper headline for your assigned region depicting a reason for your entry into the war or commenting on the actions of another countries. Your headline should be creative and capture the “World’s” attention to your plight. Use your textbooks for additional information or factual data to help convince your readers of your situations. Be sure to explain which part of “MANIA” you are focusing on for your news-story.

After you complete your headline – write a paragraph editorial explaining your position. France Britain England Germany Austria Hungry Russia Morocco Serbia