1. : The World at War

2. Its Been Called… “The Family Feud” “The War to End All Wars”
“The War to ‘Make the World Safe for Democracy’”

3. Europe in 1914

4. Causes of the War

5. Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Assassination
I. Five Causes of WWI
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination

6. 1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures
1. Militarism
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%

7. Strongly promoting the development of armed forces within a nation.
Best Army in Europe pre WWI = Germany
Best Navy in Europe pre WWI = England

8. 2. Alliances
Triple Entente:
Triple Alliance:

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

10. The Triple Entente (Allies) The Triple Alliance (Central Powers)
France, Russia, Great Britain
The Triple Alliance (Central Powers)
Germany, Austria – Hungary, Ottoman Empire

11. 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]

12. 3. Nationalism

13. Extreme Pride in one’s nation and culture.
“our way is the right way”
Multiple countries in Europe felt this way

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

15. 4. Imperialism

16. extension of a nation's territory beyond its borders through the establishment of colonies.
More competition

17. Assassination

18. Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

19. The Assassin:
Gavrilo Princip

20. The Spark Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinard
Heir to the throne in Austria – Hungary
Shot by Gavrillo Princip
Part of radical group in Serbia
Serbia had an alliance with Russia
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
They want revenge
Eventually things spiral out of control due to the Alliance System

21. Who’s To Blame?