1. Day 111 Set Stage for War

2. Warm Up When is a country and or a person justified in going to war?

3. Nationalism Industrialization 25% of worlds population in Europe Rivalries Competition Land disputes (i.e. Franco Prussian War Alsace Loraine) Imperialism Variety of culture, religion and language

4. Internal Strife Some ethnic groups such as Irish still dreamed of becoming independent As Socialist labor movements grew so did conflict between striking workers and industrialist

5. Militarism Importance of mobilization- Army size Glorification- Military leaders become important figures British Small army German ship building rivals Britain Build up of weapons

6. Unresolved Conflicts of Previous Wars Franco-Prussian War Crimean War (Ottoman loss of territory, Russia need ports)

7. Alliances After Franco Prussian war Bismark tries to Isolate France by signing Triple Alliance Italy and Austria (1882). Rivalry for Balkans (Ottoman, Austria, Russia) diversity in Balkans) When Bismark is fired and replaced by Kaiser Wilhelm Russia, England and France ally (Triple entente, 1907)

8. Balkans Russia supports balkan independence (access to water, and Slavic ethnicity) Ottoman lose power with independence movements (want it back) Austria wants control over Adriatic and takes control of Bosnia and Herzegovina

9. Powder Keg 1908 Austria takes Bosnia- Herzegovina Serbia and Russia offer support but Germany promises to intervene. Russia and Serbia Back Down

10. Assassination Archduke Ferdinand (June 1914) Black Hand German unconditional support Ultimatum -end to anti-Austrian activity -dismissal of any Serbian official to whom Austria objected -allow Austrians to investigate England unsuccessfully tries to organize talks (July 1914)

11. Questions Evidence 1)What nations were part of the triple alliance? 2)What nations were part of the triple Entente? 3)What nation annex Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908? 4)Which two non Balkan nations competed for dominance there? 5)Who lost Alsace Lorraine to the Germans? 6)Which nations heir was assassinated? 7)What nation had been unified by Otto von Bismarck? 8)What nation was the first to declare war? 9)What great nation did not have a large army at the beginning of the war? 10)Which nation did Bismarck view as the greatest threat?

12. Questions Interpretation In your opinion, which was most important influence in setting the stage for World War I-nationalism, imperialism, militarism, or the alliance system? Explain.