World War I An Introduction
Europe in 1900 30-years of PEACE Many felt war was a thing of the past
M.A.I.N. Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism 4 Causes of World War I M.A.I.N. Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
NATIONALISM People are Loyal to their Country
NATIONALISM Not just for Soldiers!
Imperialism Europe competes for colonies in Africa & Asia Produced tensions between European powers especially between Germany & France
Militarism In the 1890’s a European “arms race” developed Countries felt they needed large standing armies
Alliances What is an alliance? An alliance system in Europe was designed to “keep the peace”
Alliances: Do they keep the Peace?
Triple Alliance 1879 Germany Austria-Hungary Italy
Triple Entente 1907 Britain France Russia Germany feared a 2-front War!
Does Europe appear stable? Critical Thinking Does Europe appear stable?
REVIEW M.A.I.N. 2-Alliances
Journal #1 List & Define the 4 causes of World War I? Explain HOW each contributed to the start of World War I.