First World War 1914 1917 Causes of the

First World War (1914 -1917)

Causes of the outbreak of the First World War 1. The Alliance System “I want to isolate France as I am afraid that he will take revenge on Germany due to his defeat in the Franco-Prussian War ” Who is he ?

Germany Austria-Hungary Italy

Why did Austria and Italy join the Triple Alliance ? Austria needed Germany’s help to counteract the Russian expansion in Balkan peninsula Italy could not get Tunisia (Africa)

Triple Entente 1907 France Russia Britain

Why did France succeed in forming an ally with Russia. ? France lent loans to Russia

2) Extreme Nationalism a) Pan-Germanism -“I want to unify all German people in the world” Who is he ? William II

b) Pan-Slavism “I want to unify all Slavs in the world ”

The Naval Race Dreadnoughts Great Britain Germany 1906 1 ----- 1910 3 1 1914 3 1 Total(from 1906 -1914) 29 17

Do you know which power began to challenge British naval supremacy? Ans: Germany

4) Colonial Rivalry By 1870, the Major European nations were industrialized. —they wanted raw materials------They acquired colonies in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific Italy + France -----Tunisia Germany + France –Morocco Russia+Austria – Balkans Britain + France –Egypt

5) A) 1908 Bosnian Crisis/ Serbia Turkey Result: Bosnia + Herzegovina were annexed by Austria -------Serbia was very angry

B) 1905/1911 Moroccan Crisis France Germany Morocco Britain helped France What was the British reaction to the German action in 1911? What was Britain’s worry?

6) Two Balkan Wars 1912/ 1913 Serbia Turkey Bulgaria Herzegovinia Montenegro Austria helped Albania to become an independent state

1. Second Balkan War 2. Bulgaria -----------Serbia 3. Macedonia

7) The Sarajevo assassination 1914 By 1914, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand heir to the Austria throne, visited the capital of Bosnia----Killed by Princip----Austria sent an ultimatum to Serbia. --Can you tell me why did Austria sent an ultimatum to Serbia not to Bosnia?

War broke out finally in 1914