1. : The World at War
Causes of the Great War

2. Today’s Standard Essential Question
10.5 Students Analyze the causes of World War I
Analyze the causes for entering WWI presented bv leaders from all sides of the Great War, the role of political and economic rivalries, ethnic and ideological conflicts.
What were the causes of WWI and who do you believe was responsible? Why?
Essential Question

3. Differing Viewpoints “Family Feud” “Fall of the Eagles”
“The War to End All Wars”
“The War to ‘Make the World Safe for Democracy’”

4. The European Powder Keg
The 4 M.A.I.N. causes of World War I
Militarism
Alliance System
Imperialism
Nationalism

5. 1. The Alliance System
Triple Entente:
Triple Alliance:

6. Two Armed Camps!
Allied Powers:
Central Powers:

7. 1879 The Dual Alliance Germany and Austria-Hungary made an alliance to protect themselves from Russia
1881 Austro-Serbian Alliance Austria-Hungary made an alliance with Serbia to stop Russia gaining control of Serbia
1882 The Triple Alliance  Germany and Austria- Hungary made an alliance with Italy to stop Italy from taking sides with Russia
1914 Triple Entente (no separate peace) Britain, Russia and France agreed not to sign for peace separately.
1894 Franco-Russian Alliance  Russia formed an alliance with France to protect herself against Germany and Austria-Hungary
1907 Triple Entente  This was made between Russia, France and Britain to counter the increasing threat from Germany.
1907 Anglo-Russian Entente This was an agreement between Britain and Russia
1904 Entente Cordiale This was an agreement, but not a formal alliance, between France and Britain.

9. Victor Emmanuel II [It]
The Major Players:
Allied Powers:
Central Powers:
Nicholas II [Rus]
Wilhelm II [Ger]
George V [Br]
Victor Emmanuel II [It]
Enver Pasha [Turkey]
Pres. Poincare [Fr]
Franz Josef [A-H]

10. Europe in 1914

11. 1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures
2. Militarism & Arms Race
Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s.
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1914 94
130
154
268
289
398
Increase in Defense Expenditures
France
10%
Britain
13%
Russia
39%
Germany
73%

12. 3. Economic & Imperial Rivalries

13. 4. Aggressive Nationalism

14. Pan-Slavism: The Balkans, 1914 The “Powder Keg” of Europe

15. The “Spark”

16. Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

17. The Assassination: Sarajevo

18. The Assassin:
Gavrilo Princip

19. All For You Sophia Lyrics Bang bang, Gavrilo Princip Bang bang, shoot me Gavrilo Bang bang, the first six are for you Bang bang, the seventh is for me Bang bang, Gavrilo Princip Bang bang, Europe's going to weep All for you, all for you, all for you, Sophia (x4)
Bang bang, history's complete Bang bang, shoot me Gavrilo Bang bang, the first six are for you Bang bang, the seventh is for me Bang bang, Gavrilo Princip Bang bang, shoot me Gavrilo All for you, all for you, all for you, Sophia (x4) The Black Hand holds the gun The devil takes his run Urban, take the Appel Quay It's June the twenty-eighth The seventh was for me

20. Latin Bridge in Sarajevo

21. A plaque commemorating the location of the Sarajevo assassination and steps of Gavrilo Princip (image taken in 1987, before steps were removed in 1992 and plaque changed from Cyrillic to Latin script)