This cartoon A Chain of Friendship appeared in

This cartoon - 'A Chain of Friendship' - appeared in the American newspaper the Brooklyn Eagle in July 1914. The caption read: “If Austria attacks Serbia, Russia will fall upon Austria, Germany upon Russia, and France and England upon Germany. ” Below is a more recent replica of the same cartoon.

A combination of events and circumstances created the possibility of war in Europe by 1914

� the industrial revolution had produced new mechanical weapons � machine guns, tanks, airplanes, submarines, dreadnoughts � Poison gas also introduced

� Militarism �belief in the use of military force (armies, navies etc. ) to solve disputes �meant little time given to diplomatic solutions; quickly resort to war � Alliances �formal commitments by countries/empires to help each other if attacked �sometimes secret agreements

� Imperialism �European countries had taken control of other territory around the world �empires competed for territory, trade �needed to dominate the seas to maintain links to colonies � Nationalism �sense of pride, prestige in your own nation �most countries not ‘multi-cultural’ �‘foreigners’ viewed with suspicion

� Ferdinand – Prince of Austria-Hungary � Assassinated June 28, 1914 by Serbian nationalist group ‘Black Hand’

� These factors were like loading a gun. � The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was like pulling the trigger, setting events in motion. � Austria-Hungary 28, 1914. Declares war on Serbia June

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� Causes �Read � What of WWI pg. 126 -127 and complete the handout was Canada like in 1914? �Read p. 128 -129 and write down two statements for each section "Canada goes to war" and "Not wanted in the armed forces" to describe what Canada was like

� Explore what Canada was like before the war to understand the transition and the changes that happened as a result � https: //www. nfb. ca/film/turn_of_the_centu ry