1. WORLD WAR I

2. Long Term Causes of The Great War
Militarism
Alliance system
Imperialism
Nationalism

3. Militarism Militarism – glorification of military strength
Industrial Revolution
Huge armies/massive armaments

4. Alliance System

6. Imperialism – how could this lead to conflict?

7. Nationalism
Nationalism – ethnic groups in central Europe(Balkans) – want independence
AREA IS KNOWN AS THE POWDER KEG
Serbia vs. Austria-Hungary
Social Darwinism
Nationalism

8. Balkan Area

9. Short Term Cause June 1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
heir to A-H throne
Sarajevo, Bosnia
Gavrilo Princip- Black Hand
A-H declares war on Serbia

14. European Alliances ALLIED POWERS CENTRAL POWERS Britain France Russia
Serbia
Italy (1915)
CENTRAL POWERS
Germany
Austria – Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria

15. Causes of WWI - History Channel