1. Objective~ Understand the M.A.I.N causes of WWI
The Great War
Lecture~ 1
Objective~ Understand the M.A.I.N causes of WWI
"The Great War was without precedent ... never had so many nations taken up arms at a single time. Never had the battlefield been so vast… never had the fighting been so gruesome..."

2. 3) World War One 1) Industrial Revolution 2) Imperialism
Factories=more goods
Need markets and raw materials
Race for colonies
3) World War One

3. Why did World War One Begin?
M.A.I.N.

4. M
Militarism

5. Militarism (Late 1800s) Growth of mass armies (Conscription)
Acquire/protect colonies.
Arms race between Britain and Germany.

6. A Alliances Countries join together and agree to help each other if
attacked

7. Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. (Central Powers-1882)
Triple Entente: France, Great Britain, and Russia. (Allied Powers-1907)

8. Alliance system of 1914

9. I Imperialism The desire for a greater empire,
more wealth and territory
Rather than protect the interests of the involved countries, the alliance system created intense rivalries dividing Europe.
The series of binding military treaties left Europe in an extremely vulnerable state heading straight toward war.
France
Germany
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary

10. Race for colonies & economic dominance= intense competition.
Germany entered late
of Imperialism later than the other European powers-they to wanted their cut of land/colonies.

11. Sense of extreme pride/loyalty to one’s country.
Nationalism
Sense of extreme pride/loyalty to one’s country.

12. Interconnected with military & imperialist goals
War: preserve/heighten the power of their states
Austria-Hungary -nationalism?
Many minority populations
Recently independent countries
Italy-1870 & Germany-1871
Guiding force: own self-interest and success.

13. Read: Wilhelm II & answer the 3 questions
E.C. The Crime of the Ages ( )
Finish Map & A New Kind of War