1. Chapter 29

2.  4 MAIN factors led to the “war to end all wars” Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism  Some of the statistics for the “great war” 7,940,000 dead 19,536,000 wounded 6,490,500 prisoners Estimated $180,500,000,000 direct cost of the war Estimated $151,612,500,000 indirect cost of the war

3.  Empire Building  Rivalries between European nations caused by industrialization Need for resources to produce goods Need for new markets to sell goods  Examples: Great Britain wants to strengthen its empire France wants control of Morocco Germany wants to take economic control of the Ottoman Empire Austria-Hungary wants control of the Balkans Russia wants control of the Black Sea  Competition almost leads to fighting during the late 19 th century

4.  France wants Alsace-Lorraine back from Germany Lost in the Franco-Prussian War  Slavic Nationalism Slavs in Serbia wanted to create a unified Slavic nation Austria-Hungary feared losing territory 1908 Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia- Herzegovina  Angers Serbs and Russians  Balkan Wars 1912, Serbia tries to gain Albania (needed a port) 1913, Albania becomes independent  Serbia upset, Russia humiliated, and Austria-Hungary worried

5.  Glorification of war and the military  Military spending and training increases throughout Europe New technologies develop  Conscription laws (drafts) called for universal military training in many countries  If one country increased military development, the rest followed

6.  Triple Alliance Otto von Bismarck (Germany) creates a strong alliance with Austria- Hungary Italy joins in 1882  Will later leave & join the Allies  Triple Entente France and Russia develop an alliance in 1890 (protection from Germany) 1904 France and Great Britain create an alliance 1907 Great Britain and Russia create an alliance

7. All you need now is a spark! Alliances bring more countries into a fight Militarism will make a fight bloodier Nationalism creates conflict Imperialism creates rivalries