Ms. Ramos Alta Loma High School Causes of World War One Ms. Ramos Alta Loma High School

Long Term Causes MAIN Ms. Ramos

Militarism armies France & Germany had more than doubled competition btwn UK & Germany for the seas UK intro 'Dreadnought', an effective battleship http://www.pvhs.chicousd.org/teachers/BethBurton/album/world_history/LeviathanGrandMap.jpg Ms. Ramos http://www.cix.co.uk/~dliddlea/timeguns/dreadnought.jpg

Comparative figures on army increase, 1870-1914: 1870 1914 1870 1914 Russia 700,000 1,300,000 France 380,000 846,000 Germany 403,000 812,000 Austria-Hungary 247,000 424,000 Britain 302,000 381,000 Italy 334,000 305,000 Japan 70,000 250,000 U.S.A. 37,000 98,000 Ms. Ramos http://www.mrsgraham.net/Causes%20of%20World%20War%201.ppt

Alliances Ms. Ramos

1879 The Dual Alliance                                         Germany and Austria-Hungary made an alliance to protect themselves from Russia 1881 Austro-Serbian Alliance                                      Austria-Hungary made an alliance with Serbia to stop Russia gaining control of Serbia 1882 The Triple Alliance                                          Germany and Austria- Hungary made an alliance with Italy to stop Italy from taking sides with Russia 1914 Triple Entente (no separate peace)                                      Britain, Russia and France agreed not to sign for peace separately.                                                                                        1894 Franco-Russian Alliance                                       Russia formed an alliance with France to protect herself against Germany and Austria-Hungary 1907 Triple Entente                                          This was made between Russia, France and Britain to counter the increasing threat from Germany. 1907 Anglo-Russian Entente                                         This was an agreement between Britain and Russia 1904 Entente Cordiale                                         This was an agreement, but not a formal alliance, between France and Britain. http://www.mrsgraham.net/Causes%20of%20World%20War%201.ppt Ms. Ramos

Alliances http://rb3091.k12.sd.us/Event/alliances.png Ms. Ramos

Triple Entente France, Russia, UK Response to German military build up http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Triple_Entente.jpg Ms. Ramos http://www.historiasiglo20.org/GLOS/images/tripleentente.jpg

Central Powers Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Austro-Hungarian Empire Ms. Ramos http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Central_Powers_monarchs_postcard.jpg

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Imperialism Lands 'owned' by Britain and France increased rivalry w/Germany http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/ColonialAfrica_1914.svg/350px-ColonialAfrica_1914.svg.png Ms. Ramos

Nationalism Italy in 1861 and Germany in 1871 Franco-Prussian war left France angry w/loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany, want regain lost territory Areas of Austria-Hungary and Serbia home to differing nationalist groups, Wanted freedom Ms. Ramos

Short Term Causes “Spark”- Assassination Countries rush into war http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/09/25/article-1061691-02CAEDA800000578-31_468x540.jpg http://teamassignment.com/images/World_war_one_web_alliance.jpg Ms. Ramos

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWassass2.jpg http://techcenter.davidson.k12.nc.us/Group9/princip.jpg Killer: Gavrilo Princip Ms. Ramos

Countdown to World War June 1914 Franz Duke Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne assassinated 28th July Austria Hungary declare war on Serbia. France and Russia back Serbia 30th July Britain and Russia mobilize forces 1st August Germany declares war on Russia 2nd August Germany invades Belgium, declares war on France 4th August Britain declares war on Germany Ms. Ramos