Marching Toward War Nationalism Pride in ones country

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Marching Toward War

Marching Toward War

Nationalism • Pride in one’s country

Nationalism • Pride in one’s country

Nationalism • Competition between European powers for industrial dominance and power

Nationalism • Competition between European powers for industrial dominance and power

Imperialism • A nation’s desire to dominate another country politically, socially, and economically

Imperialism • A nation’s desire to dominate another country politically, socially, and economically

Imperialism • Intensified European rivalries and mistrust toward one another as they competed for

Imperialism • Intensified European rivalries and mistrust toward one another as they competed for colonies in Asia and Africa

Militarism • A policy glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war

Militarism • A policy glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war and able to mobilize troops quickly in case of war

Militarism • Led to an arms race and formation of large standing armies and,

Militarism • Led to an arms race and formation of large standing armies and, eventually to military allies

Triple Alliance • An agreement created by Germany who saw France as a threat

Triple Alliance • An agreement created by Germany who saw France as a threat to peace • -Germany • -Austria-Hungary • -Italy

Triple Alliance • Created an unstable and fragile alliance that tried to isolate France

Triple Alliance • Created an unstable and fragile alliance that tried to isolate France

Triple Entente • Alliance among Britain, France, and Russia in which Britain pledged not

Triple Entente • Alliance among Britain, France, and Russia in which Britain pledged not to fight France and Russia

Triple Entente • Established two rival camps in Europe. Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

Triple Entente • Established two rival camps in Europe. Triple Alliance and Triple Entente • Created the possibility that any dispute between rival powers could draw all into war

Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand • A Serbian Nationalist murdered Archduke, heir to

Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand • A Serbian Nationalist murdered Archduke, heir to the Austrian. Hungarian throne and his wife

Assassination of Arch Duke • Provided Austria-Hungary with an excuse to launch war on

Assassination of Arch Duke • Provided Austria-Hungary with an excuse to launch war on Serbia, leading to a confrontation between Austria and Russia

Central Powers • • Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria

Central Powers • • Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria

Allies • • Great Britain, France, and Russia Italy, Japan Belgium Montenegro Serbia Romania

Allies • • Great Britain, France, and Russia Italy, Japan Belgium Montenegro Serbia Romania Greece

Western Front • The deadlocked region along northern France that bordered the frontlines of

Western Front • The deadlocked region along northern France that bordered the frontlines of the German advances • Slaughter and stalemate were common

Eastern Front • A stretch of battlefront along the border shared by Germany and

Eastern Front • A stretch of battlefront along the border shared by Germany and Russians and Serbs battled against Germans and Austrians • More mobile front than the West • Slaughter and stalemate were common

Schlieffen Plan • German battle strategy to fight a war on both fronts •

Schlieffen Plan • German battle strategy to fight a war on both fronts • Plan to attack and defeat French quickly and then move troops to Eastern Front against Russia who had an under developed rail system for moving troops to the front