1. Bellringer Once the bell rings listen to the situation read and answer the bellringer questions that are located on your Causes of WWI worksheet.

2. Nationalism Nationalism caused rivalries between France, Britain, Germany, and Austria- Hungary. Unifying force and a dividing force.

3. Imperialism European countries fought for economic supremacy. Competition led to imperialism and tension between nations.

4. Militarism Nations (Germany and Britain) competed to build the largest, most powerful navy.

5. Alliance System By 1914 Europe was divided into two sides by a series of secret alliances.

6. Alliances Central Powers Germany Austria- Hungary Ottoman- Turkey The Allies Russia France Great Britain

7. The Spark In 1914, Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarejevo by a member of a Slav nationalist group.

8. Bellringer After you have completed the Guided Reading Check answer the questions based on the political cartoon.

9. Steps to World War I Militarism Nationalism Imperialism Alliance System

10. Pre-War Years/Militarism Weapons production/Lethalness of Weapons, and spread of weaponry all Increase Great Britain and Germany

11. New weapons Machine guns Poison gas Submarines airplanes

12. Militarism Focus is on glorifying war and building weapons and armed forces Build up of German Navy threatens Great Britain

13. Nationalism Led to creation of new nations in the Western part of the old Ottoman Empire, home of Franz Ferdinand.

14. Threatens to up the Ottoman empire home of Franz Ferdinand. Russia pushes nationalism attempting to unite all Slavs, esp. in Balkans.

15. Germans want revenge for France taking Alsace- Lorraine in the Franco- Prussian War.

16. Imperialism Competition between Great Britain, France, and Germany over colonies in Africa. Europeans fight for Spheres of influence in China.

17. Alliance System First set up by Bismarck after upsetting the balance of power in Europe by unifying Germany. Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

18. Immediate Cause Archduke Franz Ferdinand of A-H is assassinated by Slav nationalist. A-H invades Serbia, which sets off the alliance system.

19. Bellringer Pick up your handouts and take out your planner.

20. Bellringer Take out your homework that is due today on World War I. Discuss and Hand in

21. The End of the First World War

22. A War of Attrition

23. Russia Drops out of the war The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a Communist uprising against the Russian government causing Russian troops to withdraw from WWI

24. 1917: The United States Joins

25. Technology of the War

27. Machine Gun

28. The Threat of Gas

29. A Poison gas victim

30. Allied Victory!!!!!

31. President Wilson and his 14 Points Near the end of war Wilson released his plan for future peace.

32. Provisions Freedom of seas and trade Limitation on arms End of secret alliances Self-rule of all nations Establishment of a general assembly of nations.

33. Germany’s view Germany thought that Wilson’s 14 points would be the basis of the war ending peace treaty and agreed to an armistice.

34. 2 Reservations British Prime Minister French Prime Minister

35. Britain = did not want open seas France: Wanted War reparations

36. Treaty of Versailles The “Big Four” meet in Versailles to discuss peace treaty.

37. Russia France United States Britain The Big Four

38. Treaty of Versailles Reduced German army and weapons Reduced Germany in size Germany was stripped of all of its overseas colonies

39. Germany must accept blame for causing the war and pay reparations.

40. The Harshness of the Treaty of Versailles would led to… picture

41. German resentment of the allies would burst open in the form of Nazism 2 decades later.

44. Map Exercise

45. League of Nations Congress rejected membership in the League of Nations. The League of Nations essentially became a peacekeeping force without a sword.

46. Homework Guided Reading 28. 5 GR Check on Monday