2. M A N I A An explanation of how World War I began...

3. Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Assassination

4. Militarism The nations of Europe were concerned with protecting their colonies. The military and naval buildup made the nations of Europe anxious and nervous

5. Alliances With the massive military buildups, the nations of Europe sought ‘friends’ should war come The Triple Alliance – Germany, Austria- Hungary and Italy & The Triple Entente – Britain, France and Russia

6. The Alliance System Triple Entente: Triple Alliance:

7. Nationalism Nationalism – a strong devotion to one’s national group or culture Europeans began to unify along cultural lines and sought to expand the extent of their control It was particularly tense in the Balkans

8. Imperialism European nations sought to build empires during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Germany, France, Britain and Russia in particular believed they could not afford to fall behind the others

9. Assassination On June 28, 1914 the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated in Bosnia by a Serb named Gavrilo Princip Princip was a member of the nationalist group the Black Hand