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World War I Begins
  • Chapter 21, Lesson 1
  • EQ Why do politics often lead to war?

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Vocabulary WW I
  • Nationalism
  • Imperialism
  • Militarism (pg. 411)
  • Conscription
  • Mobilization

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World War I 1914-1918
  • As European countries formed alliances and
    increased the sizes of their military, they set
    the stage for a global war.
  • War begins 1914 and ends in 1918.

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1. Long-Term Causes of the War Nationalism
  • Nationalismdeep devotion to ones Nation
  • Competition and rivalry developed between
    European nations for territory and markets

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2. Long Term Causes Imperialism
  • ImperialismEuropean competition for colonies
  • Quest for colonies often almost led to
    warespecially in Africa
  • Imperialism led to rivalry and mistrust amongst
    European nations

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3. Long Term Causes Militarism
  • Militarismaggressive preparation for war
  • Industrialization allowed for new technology to
    develop and new ways of shipbuilding using iron,
    steel, and chemicals for new weapons.
  • Keeping a large standing army prepared for war
  • Arms race for military technology
  • Many countries established conscription (military
    draft) as regular practice.

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4. Long Term Causes Alliance System
  • Alliance System
  • Designed to keep peace in Europe, instead pushed
    continent towards war
  • Many Alliances made in secret
  • By 1907 two major alliances Triple Alliance and
    Triple Entente

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Activity 1 Alliances
  • 1. Complete the map using the map on pg. 411.
    TITLE Europe Before WWI, 1914
  • 2. Complete the table by reading Cause of the War
    (pg. 410-411)
  • 3. Answer the Geography Connection Questions
    (pg. 411)
  • 4. VIDEO WWI BEGINS
  • Determining Cause and Effect What factors
    contributed to the outbreak of World War I?

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Activity 1 Causes of the War
  • Read Causes of the War (pg. 410)
  • Identify the effect each of the following had in
    causing war.

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The Two Sides
  • Triple Alliance
  • Germany
  • Austria-Hungary
  • Italy
  • Central Powers
  • Germany
  • Austria-Hungary
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Triple Entente
  • England
  • France
  • Russia
  • Allied Powers
  • England, France, Russia, United States, Italy,
    Serbia, Belgium, Switzerland

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The Balkans
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Short-Term Cause Assassination of Archduke
Francis Ferdinand
  • Assassination of Franz FerdinandJune 28,1914
  • Serbia (supported by Russia) wanted to create an
    independent Slavic state in the Balkans.
  • Austrian-Hungarians refused.
  • Serbian group killed the heir to the
    Austria-Hungarian (Hapsburg) throne, Francis
    Ferdinand because they wanted to free Bosnia from
    Austria-Hungary.

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Consequences of the Assassination of Archduke
  • Austria-Hungarydidnt know if Serbian gov. had
    planned the assassinationwanted to attack
    Serbia, but they were afraid powerful Russia
    would intervene on Serbias behalf.
  • Austria-Hungarian asked its ally Germany to
    helpGermanys Emperor William II agrees to help.
  • July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on
    Serbia.

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Russia Joins the War
  • Russia supported SerbiaCzar Nicolas II ordered
    the mobilization of the Russian army against
    Austria-Hungary.
  • Mobilization in 1914 was an act of war!
  • Russia mobilized its army against both
    Austria-Hungary and Germany.

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The Conflict Broadens
  • Germans asked Russians to stop mobilization, but
    they refusedGermany declares war on Russia.
  • France and Russia are allies so the Germans
    developed a two-front war with France and Russia
  • The Shlieffen Plan had German troops attack
    France by moving through Belgium.
  • Belgium was a neutral nation!!

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Schlieffen Plan Had German troops attach France
by moving through Belgium
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  • Great Britain (allied with France and Russia)
    declares war on Germany for violating Belgium
    neutrality.
  • By mid-summer all of the Great Powers of Europe
    were at war!

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Activity 3 Summer of 1914 Triple Entente
Triple Alliance Actions
  • Complete the Sequence Chain worksheet.
  • Read pg. 412-413 The Outbreak of War to
    identify and explain the events that led to World
    War I.

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