1. Objective: To analyze the causes of World War I.
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2. M A N I Causes of World War I - MANIA
ilitarism – policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war
lliances - agreements between nations to aid and protect one another
ationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s country
mperialism – when one country takes over another country economically and politically
ssassination – murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

3. MILITARISM
Germany was competing with Russia and France to expand their armies
Germany 1.3m m
France m
Russia m m

4. 1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures
Causes of World War I - Militarism
Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, France, Britain, Russia) in millions of £s (British pounds)
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1914 94
130
154
268
289
398
Increase in Defense Expenditures
France
10%
Britain
13%
Russia
39%
Germany
73%

5. COUNTRIES MAKE ALLIANCES TO CREATE A BALANCE OF POWER
An alliance is an agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help if it is needed. When an alliance is signed, those countries become known as Allies.
A number of alliances had been signed by countries between the years 1879 and These were important because they meant that some countries had no option but to declare war if one of their allies. declared war first.

7. Causes of World War I - Alliances
Triple Entente:
Triple Alliance:
Great Britain
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
Tension
Italy
Russia

8. ALLIED POWERS CENTRAL POWERS

10. CAUSES OF WW1 - NATIONALISM
There were two kinds of nationalism in 19th Century Europe:
1. The desire of subject peoples for independence -
It led to a series of national struggles for independence among the Balkan peoples. Other powers got involved and caused much instability.
2. The desire of independent nations for dominance and prestige -
As the powers try to dominate each other in Europe, their rivalries may be regarded as one of the causes of the First World War.

12. WHAT IS THE RESULT OF NATIONALISM?

14. Causes of World War I - Nationalism
Pan-Slavism  - movement to unify all of the Slavic people

15. Causes of World War I - Nationalism
Pan-Germanism  - movement to unify the people of all German speaking countries
Germanic Countries
Austria *
Belgium
Denmark
Iceland
Germany *
Liechtenstein *
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland *
United Kingdom
* = German speaking country

16. Imperialism: European conquest of Africa

17. CAUSE OF WORLD WAR I - IMPERIALISM
EUROPEAN NATIONS COMPETING FOR NATURAL RESOURCES, WEALTH, AND POWER CONTROL WEAKER COUNTRIES OR AREAS

18. Causes of World War I - Imperialism

19. Causes of World War I - Imperialism

20. Causes of World War I - Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie Sarajevo, Bosnia - June 28th, 1914.

21. Causes of World War I - Assassination

22. Causes of World War I - Assassination
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed in Bosnia by a Serbian nationalist who believed that Bosnia should belong to Serbia.

23. Causes of World War I - Assassination
Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

24. The Point of No Return: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s death and declared war on Serbia.
Germany pledged their support for Austria -Hungary. · example of Pan-German nationalism
Russia pledged their support for Serbia. · example of Pan-Slavic nationalism

25. The Point of No Return: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany declares war on Russia.
France pledges their support for Russia.
Germany declares war on France.
Germany invades Belgium on the way to France.
Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany.

26. Allied Powers:
Central Powers:
Germany
Great Britain
World War I
France
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Russia
Italy

28. EUROPE EXPLODES INTO WAR!!