1. Canada & World War
CHC 2D1

2. MAIN Causes of WWI
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

3. MAIN Causes : Militarism
The belief that international issues could be addressed by armies and navies.
Arms Race Great Britain and Germany began a naval rivalry as each sought to rule the oceans with Dreadnaught-class battleships

4. MAIN Causes : Alliances
Triple Alliance (Germany, Italy & Austria-Hungary) vs. Triple Entente (Great Britain, France & Russia

5. MAIN Causes : Alliances
Alliance System

6. MAIN Causes : Imperialism
Competition for resources and geography pushed nations to conflict

7. MAIN Causes : Imperialism
European Empires in Africa

8. MAIN Causes : Nationalism
The emotional belief in the superiority of one’s nation

9. Franz Ferdinand – Austria-Hungary
Assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (June 28, 1914)

10. Franz Ferdinand – Austria-Hungary
Gavrilo Princip after assassination, June 1914

11. Outbreak of WWI