Causes of WW1

Causes of WW1

1914-1919

MAIN causes of WWI

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not one of the MAIN causes of WWI?

• Alliances

• Militarism

• Enlightenment

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Militarism - A build up of military strength within a country

• As European nations competed for colonies, they strengthened their armies and navies to protect their interests.

  
  

• Germany built up its navy to compete against Great Britain, who had the largest and strongest navy. 

Multiple Choice

Which term means when countries begin to build up their military and believe they should have a stong military force?

• militarism

• alliances

• industrialization

• nationalism

Alliances

• Agreement between countries to defend each other if one was attacked, which could trigger a war involving many countries.

Alliances

• By 1914, two major alliances were established: 

  A. Triple Alliance (Central Powers) - Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy 

  
  

  B. Triple Entente (Allied Powers) Great Britain, France and Russia

Multiple Choice

Which is the agreement between countries that if one is attacked the other will come to help?

• imperialism

• industrialization

• alliance

• nationalism

Multiple Select

Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance (Central Powers)?

• Austria-Hungary

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Italy

• France

Multiple Select

Which countries were part of the Triple Entente (Allied Powers)?

• Austria-Hungary

• Russia

• Great Britain

• Italy

• France

Imperialism

• The actions used by one nation to take political or economic control over another nation

Imperialism

• Expansion by one European nation brought it into conflict with another European nation. 

  
  

• France – wanted to control Alsace-Lorraine and the valuable resources (coal and iron) it contained.

  
  

  Germany  – wanted to control the Alsace-Lorraine and the German people who lived there.

Multiple Choice

Many European countries began taking over less powerful countries and taking the natural resources. This caused competition between the European countries as they each tried to build their empires bigger and bigger. Which WW1 cause would this fall under?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Nationalism

• Intense loyalty  to one’s nation or group and promotion of its interests above all others

Nationalism

• Nationalism encouraged new nations, such as Italy and Germany, to establish their power in the world. 

• Nationalism inspired certain ethnic groups (people who share a common language and traditions) to demand for independent nations for their own people

Multiple Choice

What is nationalism?

• Shame for past behaviors

• An agreement based on mutual benefit

• Irrational hatred toward a specific group of people

• Pride in one's country or people

 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Slavic people in Austria-Hungary wanted independence and Serbia supported them. 

  
  

• Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated with his wife in Sarajevo, Bosnia on June 28, 1914.

  
  

• Gavrilo Princip, member of Serbian nationalist group the Black Hand, assassinated Ferdinand because he wanted Slavic independence from Austria-Hungary.

  
  

• Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for assassination and declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914.

  
  

• Europe’s alliance system caused the war to spread-World War I begins

World War I Begins

• WWI begins because of the alliance system. Germany and Italy have an alliance with Austria-Hungary so they become involved. 

  
  

• Russia has a secret alliance with Serbia, which forces Russia to get involved. Great Britain and France get involved because they have an alliance with Russia.

Multiple Choice

Gavrilo Prinicp the assassin was apart of what group?

• Brown Hand

• Black Foot

• Black Hand

• Red Hand

Multiple Choice

Who was assassinated that led to the beginning of WWI?

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Archduke Joseph Ferdinand

• Archduke Franz Joseph

• Archduke Ferdinand Joseph

Multiple Choice

What nation was the first nation to declare war in the conflict that became WWI?

• England

• Germany

• Austria-Hungry

• Serbia

Multiple Choice

The war might have involved only two nations, if not for

• imperialism

• propaganda

• the alliance system

• Germany

Changes in Warfare

•  technology changed during World War I and this impacted the strategy/outcome of the war.

• the new technology led to more casualties (deaths/ injuries)

Multiple Choice

What new weaponry was used in WW1?

• machine guns

• hammers

• wrenches

• nails

Multiple Choice

A new style of warfare where soldiers dug ditches to protect themselves from enemy fire. It led to a stalemates which meant there were long period of little or no fighting.

• Guerilla Warfare

• Total Warfare

• Trench Warfare

• Jungle Warfare