1. European Empire Building Leads to WWI
SS6H6d. Explain the impact of empire building in Africa and Asia on the outbreak of WWI

2. Scramble for Africa
Great Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands – divided Africa among themselves
Why
Natural resources
Gold, diamonds, oil
Politics
National pride (more colonies = more status)
Worldview
Desire to “civilize“ and Christianize Africa

3. Scramble for Asia
Europe changed from Asia’s trading partner to Asia’s conqueror
British took India
French took Vietnam

4. On the rise in Europe:
Nationalism: love of one’s country
Militarism: using strong armies and threats of war
European countries signed treaties agreeing to help each other in case of attack.

5. Alliances

6. The Great War (WWI) 1914-1918 Causes:
MAIN : Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
Tensions over territory in the Balkans
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by Gavrilo Princip, a Serb

7. WWI “The War to End All Wars”
Allied Powers
Central Powers
Russia
France
U.S.
U.K.
Plus all their colonies
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire (Turkey + colonies)
Bulgaria
Germany
Plus all their colonies

8. War Ends The turning point came in mid- 1918 in favor of the Allies.
Germany signed an ARMISTICE at eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, which ended the war (now called Veteran’s Day).
The Allies won.
Germany was blamed for the war.