1. World War I

2. Causes of WWI Militarism Glorification of the military
European nations engage in a massive military buildup
Alliances
European countries form partnerships to protect themselves
Imperialism
Domination of one less advanced country by another
Nationalism
People feel loyalty and devotion to their country or culture

3. MILITARISM

4. Alliances Triple Alliance (Central Powers) Triple Entente (Allies)
Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the late 1800s
Triple Entente (Allies)
“nonbinding agreement to follow common policies”
Between France, Great Britain and Russia in the early 1900s

5. ALLIANCES

6. ALLIANCES Allies v. Central Powers

7. IMPERIALISM-KEY POINTS
1. Nationalism was an intense form of patriotism. Celebrate your country & place its interest above others
2. Pre-war nationalism was fuelled by wars, imperial conquests and rivalry, political rhetoric, newspapers and popular culture
3. British nationalism fuelled by century of peace and prosperity. The Empire flourished & expanded, while naval strength grew
4. German nationalism-new phenomenon, emerging from unification of Germany in Resentful of the British
5. Balkans-Rising nationalism in the Balkans, where Slavic Serbs & others sought independence and autonomy from the imperialistic control of Austria-Hungary.

8. IMPERIALISM

9. The Spark that led to WAR
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Heir to Austria-Hungary whose assassination by a Serb nationalist (Gavrilo Princip) started World War I
Austria declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914
Alliances forced to pick sides

11. 1914 TIMELINE
28 June- Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, along with his wife.
28 July- Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, after Serbia fails to fully agree to an ultimatum.
1 August- Germany (ally of Austria-Hungary) declares war on Russia after the Russians began mobilizing to support Serbia.
3 August- Germany declares war on France (Russia’s ally) after the French refused Germany’s demand to stay out of the conflict.
4 August- Germany invades Belgium, a neutral country, on their way to attack France. Britain, who guaranteed to protect Belgium’s neutrality, declares war on Germany.

14. Review

15. World War I

16. Stalemate on the Western Front
Trench Warfare
Form of combat where soldiers dug trenches, or deep ditches, to seek protection from enemy fire and to defend their positions
Stalemate
A deadlock in which either side is able to defeat the other

17. Technology of Modern Warfare
Poison Gas
Blinded or choked victims or caused agonizing burns and blisters
Tanks, airplanes, and submarines
Rapid-fire machine guns

18. U-boats Nicknamed from the German word for submarine – Unterseeboat
Sunk merchant ships carrying supplies to Britain

19. Poison Gas

20. Rapid-Fire Machine Guns

22. Tanks