1. M ilitarism A lliances I mperialism N ationalism Main causes

2. 1.Militarism: the build up of military strength; belief in a strong armed forces 2.Alliances: a pact or friendship between two or more groups (in our case countries) 3.Imperialism: expanding the power of one’s country by acquiring new territories, often by force 4.Nationalism: the love of one’s country, strong patriotic beliefs Main causes: Definitions

3. Militarism the build up of military strength; belief in a strong armed forces Arms Race New weapons capable of killing on a large scale Flamethrowers, grenades, tanks, machine guns, mortars, poison gas Germany and Britain both expanded their navies France, Britain, Russia, Germany, Italy, Austria…all competed to build the biggest, most advanced military Create two level 2 or higher questions about Militarism DISCUSSION QUESTION: Why would an increase in the military size and strength of the most powerful countries increase the chance of a large scale war? Main causes: Militarism

4. Alliances a pact or friendship between two or more groups (in our case countries) Triple Entente: Britain, France, Russia Triple Alliance: Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary If one country is attacked, the other countries agree to back them up Create two level 2 or higher questions about alliances DISCUSSION QUESTION: Why would alliances that are created between the countries increase the chances of a World War to break out? Main causes: Alliances

5. Imperialism expanding the power of one’s country by acquiring new territories, often by force European countries controlled undeveloped lands for cultural (religion, language) and economic (resources) power Britain, France and Belgium had already established empires in Africa and Asia Germany started late and was competing for limited countries to colonize DISCUSSION QUESTION: Why do you think imperialism led to increased tension between the major European nations Main causes: Imperialism

6. Nationalism the love of one’s country, strong patriotic beliefs People with similar language, history and culture came together to form strong empires People believed that loyalty to their nation was the most important thing Nationalism was strengthened through militarism (people proud of their strong military) and imperialism (build of a nation’s empire) People willing and excited to fight and die for their country DISCUSSION QUESTION: Explain how having strong patriotic beliefs can lead to an increased chance of war? Main causes: Nationalism

7. Word Squares Causes of WWI Vocabulary activity Definition How it helped cause WWI Synonym Picture Word

8. Word Squares 1.Militarism: the build up of military strength; belief in a strong armed forces 2.Nationalism: the love of one’s country, strong patriotic beliefs 3.Imperialism: expanding the power of one’s country by acquiring new territories, often by force 4.Alliances: a pact or friendship between two or more groups (in our case countries) Causes of WWI Vocabulary activity Definition How it helped cause WWI Synonym Picture Word