MS. MORAN WORLD WAR I SWBAT: IDENTIFY THE SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM CAUSES OF WWI BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS BASED ON CLASS DISCUSSIONS, NOTES AND READINGS. World War I Begins
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Alliances get messy Kaiser Wilhelm let the alliance between Germany and Russia lapse (expire) Franco-Russia alliance made Germany nervous Germany prepares with the Schlieffen Plan- deliver a knock out blow to France before taking the offence against Russia Britain, France, and Russia distrusted Germany
Group Question In your group identify why YOU THINK Germany created the Von Schlieffen Plan. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
Triple Entente GREAT BRITAIN FRANCE RUSSIA ITALY (1915) USA (1917) Triple Alliance GERMANY AUSTRIA-HUNGARY OTTOMAN EMPIRE BULGARIA 440c
Balkan Problems Nationalism is growing- The Ottoman Empire was loosing its grip on Serbia Serbia gains its independence and wants to then become allies with Russia Serbia wants to expand its power!
Group Question Why do you think the Ottoman Empire would be against Serbia becoming allies with Russia? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
Austria and Serbia Austria is scared of Serbia and Russian alliance Austria annexes (takes over) land that Russia and Serbia wanted Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand- shot and killed by a Serbian nationalists. The assassin, 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip burned with Slavic nationalism. the death of the Archduke was the key that would free his people from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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ASSASSINATION OF THE ARCHDUKE GAVRILO PRINCIP AND THE BLACK HAND ARCHDUKE FERDINAND SERBIA SELF-DETERMINATION JUNE 28, 1914 THE ASSASSINATION OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MAIN SHORT TERM CAUSE OF WW I
CHAIN REACTION BLANK CHECK- Germany tells Austria-Hungary it will back them up no matter what if they invade Serbia AUSTRIA GOES AFTER SERBIA- RUSSIA BACKS SERBIA- GERMANY BACKS AUSTRIA (BLANK CHECK)- FRANCE BACKS RUSSIA- GERMANY INVADES FRANCE THROUGH BELGIUM- GREAT BRITAIN GOES AFTER GERMANY
Your Turn In your New Book! Read pages (read up until where it says An Industrialized War) Answer the following questions: Recognize Effects on page 192 both Preparing for the Regents questions on page 193