Underlying Causes of World War I AP World History World War I Video

Vocabulary Alliance: a formal agreement for mutual benefit Nationalism: devotion or loyalty to one’s nation Militarism: the idea of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war Imperialism: the idea of extending the rule of a nation over other people

Balance of Power In the late 19th century European leaders believed that creating a balance of power could prevent a large scale war. Balanced Powers England France Russia Germany

Balance of Powers Germany did not want to fight a war on two fronts. Germany tried to ally itself with Russia or France, but negotiations failed. Germany developed an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy known as the… Triple Alliance (Germany is sandwiched between Russia and France)

The Response France, Russia, and Great Britain responded by forming their own alliance called the… Triple Entente

The Spark In the late 1800’s Otto Von Bismarck, the Chancellor of Prussia, predicted “some damned foolish thing in the Balkans” would ignite the next big war.

The Spark In 1914 the Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand, and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, visited Sarajevo.

The Spark

The Spark On June 28th 1914 Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian assassin, shot and killed the Archduke and his wife.

The Spark

Chain Reaction One thing quickly led to another… On July 23rd Austrian leaders demanded apologies from Serbia On July 24th an angry Serbia sought help from Russia, and received a promise of support if Austria were to attack On July 28th after no response from Serbian leaders, Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia

Chain Reaction In the next several days… Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary Germany declared war on Russia France declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary Britain joined France and Russia Europe was at war!

Chain Reaction WW1 Causes Video

Causes and the Question Immediate Cause: the final act or provoking that directly leads to an event. Underlying Cause(s): the provoking or events that lead up to the immediate cause Example: A drunk driver is killed by crashing his or her car into a tree What is the immediate cause of death? What is the underlying cause of death?

Cause and the Question Examine the documents that have been given to you and answer the analytical question: “What were the underlying causes of World War I?”

Creating a Balance of Power Recap Introduction Creating a Balance of Power The Spark Chain Reaction Cause and the Question

Recap What was the immediate cause of World War I? The assassination of the Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand What were the underlying causes of World War I? Alliances, Nationalism, Militarism, and Imperialism

Underlying Causes of World War I AP World History