World War I The War to End All Wars

Setting The Stage For War Essential Question What were the conditions that made war likely?

Setting The Stage For War Factors Leading to War Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism

Setting The Stage For War Militarism Believing that a country’s strength is found in a powerful military. Germany, France and Russia had grown HUGE armies, leading to an Arms Race Arms Race: Building more powerful and greater numbers of weapons than a rival.

Militarism A World War I Era German Battleship A World War I Era Russian Army Unit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBjOnvmqbzY

Setting The Stage For War Alliance An agreement among nations to help defend one another. Pre-1914 alliances: * The Triple Entente England France Russia * The Triple Alliance Germany Austria/Hungary Italy

Setting The Stage For War The Alliance System http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv2N0kK6zbw These alliances bound each nation to war if their ally went to war.

Setting The Stage For War Imperialism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1qnl354lzo A desire to expand power through colonizing other lands all over the world. Colonize: Establishing settlements in foreign countries and ruling over the native people By 1914 most lands had been colonized, but countries still wanted to expand.

Setting The Stage For War Nationalism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n10aRy3LKNA A feeling of intense loyalty to one’s ethnic group or country Ethnic Group: People who share a common country, origin, language, or set of traditions Nationalism leads people to see their ethnic group as superior to all others.