1. Good Afternoon SPONGE Write down your EQ and homework for today.
What war was the result of militarism and nationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

2. Political Rivalries
Other European powers attempted to build empires of their own- lead to competition and rising tension
Competition over land
Russian Navy- wanted port in Mediterranean
France lost territory to Germany

3. Economic Competed for land and natural resources in Asia and Africa
Wanted new markets to sell products and a source for cheap labor

4. Ethnic
Ethnic Group- share common culture (often language and/or religion)
Austro-Hungarian Empire- only allowed Austrians and Hungarians to vote

5. Ideology
Weltpolitik- “World Politics” Germany wanted to be equal partners with other leading powers like Great Britain

6. Ideology German @ 1st- Peaceful allaince
@ late 19th century became more aggressive and build their empire

7. Nationalism
Nationalism lead people to struggle for independency from those dominating them
Balkans (think Austria Hungary)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assinated June 1914 by a Serbian nationalist
Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia
Due to alliances- a lot more countries got involved

8. Video Questions
#1- What was another name for WWI? #2- What are the causes of WWI?