Objective: To analyze the causes of World War I.

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Objective To analyze the causes of World War I.
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Causes of World War I -
MANIA
M A N I A
ilitarism policy of building up strong military
forces to prepare for war
lliances - agreements between nations to aid and
protect one another
ationalism pride in or devotion to ones
country
mperialism when one country takes over another
country economically and politically
ssassination murder of Austrian Archduke Franz
Ferdinand
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Imperialism European conquest of Africa
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Causes of WWI - Alliances
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
Great Britain
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
Italy
Russia
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Causes of WWI - Nationalism
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Causes of WWI - Nationalism
Pan-Germanism  - movement to unify the people of
all German speaking countries
Germanic Countries
Austria Belgium Denmark Iceland Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Sweden
Switzerland United Kingdom
German speaking country
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Causes of WWI - Nationalism
Pan-Slavism  - movement to unify all of the
Slavic people
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Causes of WWI - Imperialism
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Causes of WWI - Imperialism
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TheSpark
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Causes of WWI - Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie at
Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28th, 1914.
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Causes of WWI - Assassination
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Causes of WWI - Assassination
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed in
Bosnia by a Serbian nationalist who believed that
Bosnia should belong to Serbia.
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Causes of WWI - Assassination
Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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Sparks of World War I

• The Black Hand plotted to assassinate Archduke
  Franz Ferdinand
• most of Europe plunged into war within five
  weeks.

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ArchDuke Francis Ferdinand

• On the morning of June 28, 1914, while traveling
  in a motorcade through Sarajevo, the capital city
  of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Archduke Francis
  Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated
  by a Serbian nationalist.
• The Archduke was chosen as a target because
  Serbians feared that after his ascension to the
  throne, he would continue and even heighten the
  persecution of Serbs living within the
  Austro-Hungarian empire.
• The Serbian terrorist organization, the Black
  Hand, had trained a small group of teenage
  operatives to infiltrate Bosnia and carry out the
  assassination of the Archduke.

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As Francis Ferdinand and his party proceeded
through Sarajevo, the first of the Black Hand
operatives tossed a bomb at the Archduke's
automobile. The chauffeur saw the explosive and
accelerated to avoid the impact. Sophie ducked,
and Francis Ferdinand deflected the bomb with his
arm, causing it to bounce off the back of the car
and explode behind them, demolishing the next car
and seriously injuring several aides. To avoid
capture and interrogation, the unsuccessful
assassin, nineteen-year-old Nedjelko Cabrinovic,
swallowed a cyanide pill and jumped into the
river. However, he was hauled out of the river
and detained.
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As the Archduke's entourage resumed its tour of
Sarajevo, the Archduke's chauffeur took a wrong
turn and drove within ten feet of another Black
Hand agent, Gavrilo Princip. Princip stepped up
to the car and fired two pistol shots. One bullet
hit Sophie, killing her instantly. The other hit
Francis Ferdinand, who died within minutes. Like
Carbinovic, Princip attempted suicide, but was
captured before succeeding.
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Austrian reaction to the assassination was swift,
as the Sarajevo crisis was seen as the Empire's
last chance to assert its supremacy in the
Balkans. Austrian foreign minister Count Leopold
von Berchtold was determined to make use of the
assassinations to crush once and for all the
Serbian nationalist movement. Berchtold sent an
envoy to Berlin, who was assured by Emperor
William II on July 5th that Germany would fully
support any action which the Dual Monarchy might
take against Serbia. On July 6th, German
chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg issued
the blank check of unconditional German support.
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On July 23, 1914, Austria-Hungary presented
Serbia with a lengthy list of demands, with a 48
hour period in which to comply. These demands
included abolishing all Pan-Serb propaganda,
expelling from office any persons thought to have
nationalist sympathies, taking legal action
against certain officials designated by
Austria-Hungary, and allowing agents of the Dual
Monarchy to control all investigations and
proceedings concerning the Sarajevo murders.
Minutes before the July 25th deadline, Serbia
issued a conciliatory reply to Berchtold's
demands, stating that Serbia wished the dispute
to be submitted to the International Tribunal at
the Hague. This conciliation was rejected. On
July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on
Serbia. World War I had begun.
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The Point of No Return
The Assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinands death and
declared war on Serbia.
Germany pledged their support for Austria
-Hungary. example of Pan-German nationalism
Russia pledged their support for Serbia.
example of Pan-Slavic nationalism
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The Point of No Return
The Assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
Germany declares war on Russia.
France pledges their support for Russia.
Germany declares war on France.

Germany invades Belgium on the way to France.
Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war
on Germany.
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Allied Powers
Central Powers
Germany
Great Britain
World War I
France
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Russia
Italy