The Great War

The Causes of World War IThe Great War1Land + Resources________________ = ___________Money+ POWERBuilding an Empire2IntroductionUnitedstreaming Video Inserted in Class PowerPoint

Unitedstreaming.com video: 3Wellit might be a little more complicated than that.Did a single bullet cause WWI?

4Causes of World War IM A N I A excessiveexcitement orenthusiasm; craze

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MANIAAilitarism building up your military to one up the other countries.A

lliancean agreement between two or more countries to help each other out; a pactNationalism a belief that one country is superior to all othersImperialism the policy of extending the rule or influence of a country over other countries or coloniesssassination murder of a public figure by surprise attack6Causes of World War IilitarismMEach country wanted to have the BEST military. When other countries found out that someone else had a bigger military than they did, they increased theirs.This caused a lot of hostility.

My gun is bigger than yours!

You wish! Mine is bigger!7Causes of World War I- Alliances

AlliesCentral PowersGermanyAustria-HungaryItalyGreat BritainFranceRussiaTENSION

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Allies

Central PowersSomeone messeswith my allies, Im gonna mess with them!

Causes of World War I- Alliances9Having too much pride in your country.

Were Better Than You Are!!

Causes of World War I - Nationalism10Think about it like playing video games

Now, I am the Master!

You start off thinking you are greatyou are going to win. But your opponent is goodhes got skills you havent seen before. Now it isnt about playing and having fun; it is about beating him! As the two of you play, he starts getting more seriousyou get even more seriousthen it is about ANNIHILATING HIM!11Imperialism: Creating an Empire

Im Queen of the World!!!Expanding your empire: Under Queen Victoria, more than 400 million people were ruled by the British12

Allies with

Germany & ItalyAustro-Hungarian Empire13

Austro-Hungarian EmpireEmperor Franz Joseph I

Archduke Franz FerdinandEmperor Franz Joseph is plagued by nationalism his entire reign. After his son commits suicide and wife is assassinated, his nephew (Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria) becomes his heir apparent (next in line to be emperor).14

Causes for WWI - Assassination15

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie at Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28th, 1914. Causes for WWI - AssassinationTwo assassins chickened out when trying to assassinate the archduke.A 3rd threw a bombit bounced off the back of the convertible cover and landed under the car behind. It wounded 20 people. That assassin tried to commit suicide, but it failed. The couple then went to the hospital to visit the wounded16

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"Sophie, Sophie! Don't die! Live for our children!"Causes for WWI - AssassinationThe Archduke was killed in Bosnia by a Serbian nationalist who believed that Bosnia should belong to Serbia.

The driver took a wrong turnand Princip stepped out of a deli- saw the motorcadetwo shotsarchduke-jugular vein, and duchess-stomach. Princip said he didnt mean to shoot Sophie, but rather that Governor who was in the car with the Royal Couple.18

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Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.Causes for WWI - Assassination20

The Point of No Return: The Assassination of Archduke Franz FerdinandAustria blamed Serbia for Ferdinands death and declared war on Serbia. Germany pledged their support for Austria -Hungary.

Russia pledged their support for Serbia.

France pledged their support for Russia.The Ottoman Empire pledged their support for Germany.21The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the straw that broke the camels back leading to the Great War. Discuss in your group what that phrase means.the straw that broke the camels back

22Roots of the WarUnitedstreaming Video Inserted in Class PowerPoint

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