1. M.A.I.N. CAUSES OF WWI http://www.history.com/videos/causes-of-world-war-i

2. Trade Routes 1400s—major trade routes from the East to Europe went through 2 Italian cities (Venice & Genoa)  -Italian merchants marked up the prices on the goods & sold them throughout Europe Other European countries resented the huge profits made by Italians & began to look for other routes to the East…

3. The Three G’ s Look at the pictures and guess what the three biggest reasons Europeans wanted to explore the new world. What were they? G…

4. Why did the Europeans Go Exploring? The 3 G’s… 1. GOLD  New trade routes opened up opportunities for wealth 2. GOD  Missionaries spread Christianity 3. GLORY  Explorers were considered heroes; countries competed for colonies

5. Building Empires Europeans created new trade routes to bring products from Europe to India, China, & the Spice Islands This contributed to the expansion of the empires of  Portugal  Spain  England  Netherlands  Germany  Italy  France… They weren’t satisfied… They wanted more overseas land.

6. EUROPEAN EMPIRES in1600

7. EUROPEAN EMPIRES IN 1700 1822: Colonisation

8. EUROPEAN EMPIRES IN 1800

9. 1900 Empire Building expands to Africa and Asia.

10. The development of the factory created a need for natural resources

11. SS6H6 d :Explain the impact of European empire building in Africa and Asia on the outbreak of WWI. The “Scramble for Africa”

12. The Scramble for Africa & Asia was the result of:  Need for raw materials (natural resources) to make finished goods Finished Goods Raw material

13. Trade leads to take over…in Asia & Africa No more trade …Take over

14. European Empire Building leads to WWI There were four M.A.I.N Causes

15. Race for Resource and Land created …  M ilitarism M ilitarism  A lliance A lliance  I mperialism I mperialism  N ationalism N ationalism

16. Building up of strong armed forces and a powerful military.  Before World War I tension and rivalry amongst European nations led countries like Germany and Britain to expand the army and navy in preparation for war. 

17. An agreement or promises to defend and help another country.  In the early 1900’s, nations feared one another. Each nation was afraid another would invade or try to take over its territory.  When an alliance is signed, those countries become known as Allies.

18. Imperialism is when a country takes over new lands or countries, and controls their government, economy, and culture.

19. Strong pride in your country, and willing to defend it at any cost..

20. World War I The Stage is Set

21. Causes of the Great World War I: Lets Review the “MAIN” reasons.  M ilitarism  A lliance  I mperialism  N ationalism

23.  Ready for a check?  http://app.discoveryeducation.com/core:player/view/assetGuid/CB38F6BC-C8DF-422F-9324- 19872A4A0A23 http://app.discoveryeducation.com/core:player/view/assetGuid/CB38F6BC-C8DF-422F-9324- 19872A4A0A23 Roots of War

24. Compare and Contrast your Empire (created with your team) to the Empire built by your country in 1700