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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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MAIN
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Alliances get messy Kaiser Wilhelm let the alliance between Germany and Russia lapse (expire) Franco-Russia alliance made Germany nervous. 1905- 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
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Group Question In your group identify why YOU THINK Germany created the Von Schlieffen Plan. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
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Triple Entente GREAT BRITAIN FRANCE RUSSIA ITALY (1915) USA (1917) Triple Alliance GERMANY AUSTRIA-HUNGARY OTTOMAN EMPIRE BULGARIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmHxq28 440c
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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!
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Group Question Why do you think the Ottoman Empire would be against Serbia becoming allies with Russia? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
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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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ALLIANCES
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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
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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
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmHxq28440c
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Your Turn In your New Book! Read pages 190-193 (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
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