Causes of World War I Causes of World

Causes of World War I

Causes of World War I - M MANIA ilitarism – policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war A lliances - agreements between nations to aid and protect one another N ationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s country I mperialism – when one country takes over another country economically and politically A ssassination – murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Militarism n Industrialization offered new methods of shipbuilding and the use of steel, iron, and chemicals for warfare n Conscription military draft – Became common in many countries between 1890 -1914 n Militarism aggressive preparation for war n Military leaders began to create vast and complex plans that political leaders soon became unable to alter

Causes of World War I - Militarism Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, France, Britain, Russia) in millions of £s (British pounds) 1870 94 1880 130 1890 154 1900 268 1910 289 1914 398 1910 -1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures France 10% Britain 13% Russia 39% Germany 73%

Alliances n Loose alliances began to form at the same time that rivalries over colonies and trade grew n Alliance An agreement or friendship between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests

Causes of World War I - Alliances Triple Entente: Great Britain Triple Alliance: Germany France Austria-Hungary Tension Russia Italy

Nationalism Strong identification with a particular country or region n Not all ethnic groups became countries during this time n – Slavic minorities still wanted their own nations within the Balkans and Austro-Hungarian Empires – Irish in the British Empire – Poles in the Russian Empire

Causes of World War I - 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

Causes of World War I - Nationalism Pan-Slavism - movement to unify all of the Slavic people

Imperialism: European nations were competing to take over as many colonies as possible!

Imperialism n Imperialism - The policy of extending a nation's authority by taking over other nation’s territories, political organizations, and economies n Imperialism directly rivaled nationalism in the colonies of the imperial powers

Causes of World War I - Imperialism

Causes of World War I - Imperialism

Assassination n n Serbia, supported by Russia, was determined to create a large, independent Slavic state in the Balkans Austria-Hungary was determined to prevent this formation June 28, 1914 Archduke Francis (Franz) Ferdinand visited Sarajevo in Bosnia Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb, wanted Bosnia free from Austrian control and assassinated the Archduke and his wife

Causes of World War I - Assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand Duchess Sophie Sarajevo, Bosnia - June 28 th, 1914.

Causes of World War I - Assassination

Causes of World War I - Assassination

Causes of World War I - Assassination Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

The Point of No Return: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s 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

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.

Allied Powers: Central Powers: Germany Great Britain France Austria-Hungary World War I Russia Ottoman Empire Italy