1. BY KENDRA SCHWERY Causes of WWI in Europe

2. Main Causes in Europe Mutual Defense Alliances (Central Powers and Allied Forces Imperialism Militarism Nationalism Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

3. MUTUAL DEFENSE ALLIANCES Main Cause #1

5. Before WWI… Russia and Serbia Germany and Austria-Hungary France and Russia Britain and France and Belgium Japan and Britain

6. Central Powers Allied Powers Austro-Hungarian Empire German Empire Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Bulgaria Great Britain France Russia Belgium Italy US Australia Canada New Zealand Serbia South Africa India Rhodesia Portugal Romania Montenegro Greece Poland During WWI

7. Central and Allied Powers Map Green=Allied Powers Orange=Central Powers Gray=Neutral

8. Mutual Defense Alliances- Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia Gavrilo Princip (Serbia) assassinated Franz Ferdinand (Austria-Hungary)-June 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary delivers July Ultimatum  July 23, 1914  Provoked a long and coming war War is declared on July 28,1914

9. Chain of Events 1. Russia gets involved to protect Serbia-July 29- December 9 2. August 1, 1914- Germany declares war on Russia to protect Austria-Hungary 3. August 3, 1914- France enters the war to fight Germany and Austria-Hungary 4. August 4, 1914- Germany attacks France through Belgium (neutral) causing Great Britain to declare war.

10. Belgium Invasion

11. Chain of Events cont. 1. August 7, 1914- Japan receives a request from Britain to help defeat German raiders in & around Chinese waters 2. August 23, 1914-Japan declares war on Germany 3. April 6, 1917-US Congress declares war after Germany sinks 7 US merchant ships

13. IMPERIALISM IN EUROPE Main Cause #2

14. Imperialism Extending a country’s power outside of the borders; taking over other countries By 1900, British Empire had expanded over 5 continents Wanted parts of Africa because of the raw materials

16. MILITARISM Main Cause #3

17. Militarism The principle or policy of maintaining a large military establishment Between 1870 and 1914, the armies of France and Germany had more than doubled Fierce competition between Britain and Germany for the mastery of the seas

18. NATIONALISM Main Cause #4

19. Nationalism Being a strong supporter of the rights and interests of one’s country Slavic people in Bosnia wanted to be part of Serbia instead of Austria-Hungary In other countries, strong nationalism contributed to the beginning and extension of the war

20. ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND Main Cause #5

21. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand June 28,1914 Gavrilo Princip-one of 6 assassins Killed Franz and wife Sophie Shot them in front of a deli after finding out other attempts had failed

22. Assassination

23. WHAT DID YOU LEARN? Review

24. What were the 5 main causes for WWI in Europe? Mutual Defense Alliances (Central Powers and Allied Forces Imperialism Militarism Nationalism Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

25. Who was the first country to declare war? A. Russia B. Germany C. Austria-Hungary D. United States

26. Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand and his wife? A. Robert Blackburn B. Fritz Haber C. Felix Yusupov D. Gavrilo Princip

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