1. No major European war “The Long Peace ” 1815-1914 1815 - Battle of
Waterloo
1914 -
W.W.I.
Napoleonic Wars – 3 million dead
W.W.I. would kill 12 million

2. Europe 1890 Great Britain plays for a Balance of power
Russia isolated, seeks allies
Germany & Austria despise France & fear Russia
France fears Germany
Italy & Ottoman Empire weak but strategically located

3. The Alliance System Great Britain The Triple Entente
The Triple Alliance
Great Britain
German Empire
Austria-Hungary
Russian Empire france
Italy
Tension!
The Allies
The Central Powers
Great Britain
German Empire
Russian Empire
Austria-Hungary
france
Ottoman Empire
Italy,
Bulgaria
Serbia
Romania

4. All that was needed was a spark...
Archduke Franz-Ferdinand
greets the Mayor of Sarajevo
Gavrillo Princip
Serbian terrorist of The Black Hand moments after killing Archduke Franz-Ferdinand

5. War ! Ultimatum Serbia france Emperor Franz-Josef of Austria Hungary
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
War !
Supports Serbia, threatens Austria with war
Emperor Franz-Josef of Austria Hungary
Ultimatum
Serbia
Supports Russia, threatens war with Germany
Gives Austria-Hungary “blank check” -100% support
Gives Austria
100 % support
Threatens france & Russia
france
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany

6. Nations greet WWI with joy !
A 25-yr old Adolf Hitler cheers the start of war in 1914

7. But Horrors Await