World War I and Self-Determination

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Self-Determination allows people who share culture, language, ethnicity, or history to form a...

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Sovereign State

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This event triggered WW1

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary, was killed by a Serbian nationalist.

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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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helped Russia focus on internal problems but was extremely harsh, causing Russia to lose land and angering its allies.

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Self-Determination is based on shared culture, language, ethnicity, or history.

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It allows people to form their own sovereign state.

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Imperialism

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Countries used diplomacy or force to take control of other places.

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Posters and speeches were key tools of propaganda in WWI.

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They portrayed enemy nations as evil or monstrous.

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Triple Alliance

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was formed before World War I as a partnership between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

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Armenian response to the Armenian Genocide

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by defending themselves, escaping, hiding, and surviving.

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Militarism (Arms Race)

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created fear, distrust, and the belief that war might be necessary as countries competed to strengthen their military forces.

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Industrialization led to militarism because

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Industrialization contributed to militarization by making factories more advanced, allowing faster production of weapons, ships, and machines.