2. Warm Up  1. Use the following acronym to explain the four major causes of World War I.  M  A  I  N  2. Should you always support a friend no matter what he or she has done?

3. The Great War – 1914-1918  Causes of World War I  Militarism  Alliance System  Imperialism  Nationalism  * Assassination

4. Two Alliances Emerge The Triple Alliance The Triple Entente Causes of World War I

5. World War I in Europe Triple Alliance - Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Triple Entente - Allies Britain France Russia Italy Ottoman Empire United States (1917)

6. Events Leading Up to War 1894 France and Russia form alliance against Germany June 28, 1914 Assassination 1908- Germany again invades Morocco 1907 - Triple Entente formed 1905-Germany invades French Morocco 1902 - Britain & Japan form alliance against Russia 1882-Triple Alliance formed 1910- European arms race Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia

7. Crisis in the Balkans With a long history of nationalist uprisings, the Balkans was known as the “Powder Keg” of Europe

8. The Happy Couple The Disgruntled Serb