1. : The World at War

2. AIM: What were the Long Term Causes of WWI?

3. Long Term Causes of WWI M.A.N.I.A
Militarism
Alliance System
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

4. MILITARISM Military Power seen as symbol of national Prestige
Glorification of War by all powers
Arms race among great powers
Influential Military Leaders
Belief in Social Darwinism

5. ALLIANCES Agreements among nations to aid each other if attacked
Russian agreement with smaller Slavic nations
Emergence of Allies
Emergence of Central Powers

6. NATIONALISM French revenge against Germany
French desire for return of Alsace and Lorraine
Pan- Slavism in Eastern Europe
German pride in Military power and industrial Growth
Serbian desire for to create south slavic state

7. IMPERIALISM British concern over German Growth
British concern over German competition for Colonies
Economic rivalries among Britain, France and Germany
British and French desire to contain German territorial claims in Africa

8. Differing Viewpoints “Family Feud” “Fall of the Eagles”
“The War to End All Wars”
“The War to ‘Make the World Safe for Democracy’”

9. Causes of the War

10. 1. The Alliance System
Triple Entente:
Triple Alliance:

11. Two Armed Camps!
Allied Powers:
Central Powers:

12. Victor Emmanuel II [It]
The Major Players:
Allied Powers:
Central Powers:
Nicholas II [Rus]
Wilhelm II [Ger]
George V [Br]
Victor Emmanuel II [It]
Enver Pasha [Turkey]
Pres. Poincare [Fr]
Franz Josef [A-H]

13. Europe in 1914

14. 1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures
2. Militarism & Arms Race
Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s.
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1914 94
130
154
268
289
398
Increase in Defense Expenditures
France
10%
Britain
13%
Russia
39%
Germany
73%

15. 3. Economic & Imperial Rivalries

16. 4. Aggressive Nationalism

17. Pan-Slavism: The Balkans, 1914 The “Powder Keg” of Europe

18. The “Spark”

19. Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

20. The Assassination: Sarajevo

21. The Assassin:
Gavrilo Princip

22. Who’s To Blame?

23. WHAT CAUSED THE MESS? BALKANS
Russia Promises to support the Serbians against Austrian aggression & starts to mobilize its troops
BALKANS
Because Russia mobilized its troops Germany declares war on Russia
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY – after assassination of Archduke. Austria issues ultimatum to the Balkans. When they don’t meet the demands Austria declares War on Serbia
After Germany declares war on Russia, Russia asks its ally France to help France Issues a a BLANK CHECK to Russia
GERMANY- asks France to stay out of the war when the refuse they Declare war on Franc. Germany Issued BLANK CHECK TO AUSTRIA
Germany attacks Belgium and when they March thru neutral Belgium England declares war on Germany

24. The Schlieffen Plan

25. German Atrocities in Belgium

26. Mobilization Home by Christmas! No major war in 50 years! Nationalism!
It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go;
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye, Piccadilly,
Farewell, Leicester Square,
It's a long, long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there!

27. Recruitment Posters

28. A Young Australian Recruit

29. Recruits of the Central Powers
A German Soldier Says Farewell to His Mother
Austro-Hungarians

30. New French Recruits

31. A German Boy Pretends to Be a Soldier

33. Women and the War Effort

34. Financing the War

35. For Recruitment

36. Munitions Workers

37. French Women Factory Workers

38. German Women Factory Workers

39. Working in the Fields

40. A Woman Ambulance Driver

41. Red Cross Nurses

42. Women in the Army Auxiliary

43. Russian Women Soldiers

44. Spies
“Mata Hari”
Real Name: Margareetha Geertruide Zelle
German Spy!