1. M.A.I.N. Causes of World War I

2. Militarism Questions What causes militarism? What is its main purpose?
caused by the desire to protect overseas colonies from other countries
its purpose is to protect & defend

3. Militarism Questions
Why do you think Germany & Great Britain raced to have the best navies?
Great Britain could cut Germany off
Germany could cut Great Britain off
Germany could have become more powerful

4. Militarism Questions
What did the major countries do to prepare for both offense (attacking others) and defense (protecting themselves)?
-increased stocks of arms—”arms race”
-more modern weapons
-built strategic railways

5. Militarism Questions How was militarism a cause of WWI?
European countries built up massive armies & stocks of weapons
countries were ready to fight

6. Battleship cannons

7. German U-Boats

8. Machine Gun

9. Alliances Questions What is the main purpose of an alliance?
purpose is to protect themselves from opposing armed forces

10. Alliances Questions
What did the leaders of alliances in the late 1800s hope would happen?
hoped no country would attack another, since it would provoke that country’s allies to fight as well

11. Alliances Questions
Why do you think so many alliances were made? If there had been unrest in Europe, how would alliances help?
alliances were made because Europe wanted peace & these were a way to keep countries from fighting

12. Alliances Questions How were alliances a cause of WWI?
-alliances drew other countries into war when two countries began fighting
-had been made secretly, causing suspicion
-heightened war tension
-Germany was surrounded

13. Causes of WWI Germany France Austria- Hungary Great Britain Italy
Rival Alliances in 1914
Germany
France
Triple
Alliance
(Central
Powers)
Triple
Entente
(Allies)
Austria-
Hungary
Great
Britain
Italy
Russia

14. Triple Entente Triple Alliance
Germany
Britain
Russia
Austria-
Hungary
France
Italy
Triple Entente Triple Alliance

15. Triple Entente Triple Alliance
Germany
Britain
Russia
Austria-
Hungary
France
Italy
Italy was neutral when the war began, but soon joined the Allies.
Triple Entente Triple Alliance

16. Imperialism Questions
What was the main purpose of imperialism?
purpose was to expand empire as far as possible
to become more powerful

17. Imperialism Questions
How might a country defend a colony/territory it controlled that was hundreds of thousands of miles away?
it might need a large army
it might need a large/fast navy

18. Imperialism Questions
What might happen with so many colonies/territories that were so close to possible enemies, such as in Africa?
two countries might claim the same territory as their own
fighting might easily break out

19. Imperialism Questions
What did colonial rivalry (similar to imperialism) lead to indirectly? What were the relationships among the powers like?
-formation & strengthening of alliances
-intense arms race
-relationships hurt because all wanted the same things

20. Imperialism Questions
How did imperialism help cause WWI?
each country wanted to be better than others
each country wanted to keep its power

21. Nationalism Questions
What is nationalism? What are the two different kinds of nationalism?
nationalism is a strong devotion to a national group or culture
1) desire of subject people for independence
2) desire of independent nations for dominance & prestige

22. Nationalism Questions
What areas did France lose to Germany in 1871? How would you feel as a person who lived in that area? What would you do?
Alsace-Lorraine was lost to Germany
upset because I didn’t have a say in all of the sudden having a new government

23. Nationalism Questions
Which country had the largest overseas empire? Which kind of nationalism did this country have?
Great Britain
second kind, to keep dominance & prestige

24. Nationalism Questions
How was nationalism a cause of WWI?
some areas had a lot of ethnic unrest & wanted their own countries
ex: Serbia & Austria-Hungary

25. The Spark
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by Serbian rebels
On July 23, Austria-Hungary issues an ultimatum to Serbia:
a) Allowed the assassination to be investigated OR
b) Go to war

26. The War Begins
1) On July 28, 1914 Serbia declines the ultimatum and Austria-Hungary declares war 2) Russia was allies was Serbia and was prepared to declare war on Austria-Hungary 3) Germany an ally of Austria-Hungary and saw Russia as a threat 4) Germany declares war on Russia and Russia’s ally, France