SCENARIO (write your answer on back on Unit 6 cover page) You and your best friends go to Harrison Center after school. A group of students from Washington-Lee show up, and begin to mock one of the friends in your group, and then pushes him or her. 1.Explain how you and your group of friends would react. 2.Explain why you would react this way.

World War One: The Beginning World War I ( ) was caused by competition among industrial nations in Europe and a failure of diplomacy. The war transformed European and American life, wrecked the economies of Europe, and planted the seeds for a second world war.

Essential Questions What were the factors that produced World War I? What were the major events of the war? Who were the major leaders? What were the outcomes and global effects of World War I? What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

Europe 1914

Europe 1918

Causes of World War I: ( ) The MAIN causes of World War I were… Militarism: –glorification of military –strong militaries seen as power –desire to fight for country Alliances: –countries agreed to support each other Imperialism: –compete for land & resources Nationalism: –France: defeated in F-P war, desire to regain power –Germany: newly formed nation, strong military –Russia: Pan-Slavism (support Serbia, Slavic state)

The Alliance System Triple Alliance [Central Powers] –Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy –Italy refuses to honor alliance in WWI –Ottoman Empire joins the Central Powers Triple Entente [Allied Powers] –France, Russia, and Great Britain –Later joined by Italy in 1915 –USA becomes an associated power during WWI

Allied vs. Central Austria-Hungary Germany Italy (Triple Alliance) Ottoman Empire Bulgaria (shut down Russia’s use of transportation in the Black sea & Mediterranean) *In addition to these nations, all of the colonies that belonged to the above nations also participated in WWI. Serbia Russia France (Schlieffen Plan) Belgium Great Britain United States Japan (make box on bottom of chart) Greece (make box on bottom of chart)

Why did each country enter World War I? Directions: Read handout and pages , 470 and fill in alliance chart (country & reason for joining the war)

Central Powers Allied Powers VS.Central Powers Name of Country Why they joined BulgariaEconomic reasons (OE/AH greatest trade partner), Serbia strongest threat in Balkans Ottoman Empire Military alliance with Germany (allies could not protect OE from G) GermanyMilitary alliance with Austria-Hungary, followed suit Austria- Hungary Because the black hand (Serbia terrorist group) assassinated their Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

Allied Powers Name of Country Why they joined FranceLong-standing tensions with Germany (took land in late 1800s), military agreement with Russia BelgiumWanted to be neutral, Germany marched through on way to France (Schlieffen Plan)- called GB for help RussiaLarge Serbian minority, did not want AH expansion, agreed to join in Serbia was attacked by AH (leave 1917 Civil War) Great BritainAlliance with Belgium, who was getting marched on by Germans on way to France ItalySigned agreement with GB, get land in return for changing sides SerbiaAH declared war on them U.S.Initially neutral Lusitania Zimmerman Telegram

Greece and Japan: Why did they join? Greece –Series of internal debates –Change in leadership—support Allied Powers Japan –Expand sphere of influence in China

Schlieffen Plan German plan Goal: avoid a 2 front war Through neutral Belgium into France Concentrate troops in the west-quickly defeat French Belgium enters war Ultimately failed

The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, June 1914 Assassinated by Gavrilo Princep, a Serbian Nationalist. Sparked a chain reaction of events that had disastrous consequences.

“July Crisis” Austrian officials saw nationalist minority groups as threat to monarch Assassination opportunity to crush Serbian- sponsored movement in Bosnia… (justification to take action) A-H dispatched an “ultimatum” that Serbia couldn’t accept in 48 Hours.

July Crisis cont. Serb military mobilizes and so does Austria Austria declares war (given the support from Germany) Germany then issues ultimatum to Russia demanding cessation of military measures against A-H; Russia doesn’t respect it and thus Germany declares war!!!

World War I Label paper “World War 1 Video Notes” Notes: key events, people, technology