 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.

Objective: Analyze the causes and effects of World War I with emphasis on: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism

 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.

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

 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.

 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.

 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?

 Create a poster similar to the American Revolution timeline 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!!!***

 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

 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

 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

Grey=Neutral Countries

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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.

 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?  Complete the Summary of Notes