1. EQ: What events caused the beginning of World War I?
The Great War
EQ: What events caused the beginning of World War I?

2. Causes of the War
European countries began competing for control of other colonies
To feel safe, countries increased their military forces
They made alliances (partnerships) with other countries
People had feelings of nationalism for their ethnic group rather than their country

3. 1914 Alliances
Alliances are members who promise to help each other if they are attacked by other countries
One side = Britain, France, Russia known as the Allied Powers
Other side = Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, Ottoman Empire known as the Central Powers
Italy joined the Allies in 1915
Look at map on page 296

4. War Broke Out Serbia – bordered Austria-Hungary
Serb rebel shot and killed two members of Austria-Hungary’s royal family in Sarajevo
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Because of alliances, European nations were drawn in one by one

5. What about the United States?
Who was the president at this time?
Woodrow Wilson
What did he want to do?
Remain Neutral!

6. We need to remain neutral!

7. U.S. starts getting MAD Germans invented new submarines called U-boats
May 7, 1915, a U-boat sank the British passenger ship Lusitania off Ireland
1200 people were killed including 128 Americans
Americans were angry, Wilson still remained neutral

8. Warning!!!
NOTICE! Travelers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial German Government, vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or any of her allies, are liable to destruction in those waters and that travelers sailing in the war zone on ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their own risk. IMPERIAL GERMAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 22, 1915.

9. Shot down by 1 torpedo, sank in 18 minutes

11. Reflection Who were the 4 Allied Powers? Britain France Russia Italy
Who were the 4 Central Powers?
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Germany
Ottoman Empire

12. Reflection Where did the war first break out and why?
Did the United States become involved at first?
What did the Germans invent?
Why did people in the United States start to believe we should enter the war?