World War I - Home - Waterford Union High School€¦ · Causes of World War I d. Germany’s...
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World War I Outcome: Causes for World War I
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Underlying Causes 1. What Causes Most Wars
a. Extreme Nationalism (“Super Patriotism” or love for one’s country) b. Imperialism: Spreading the political or economic control of one country
over another
c. Militarism: using force or the threat of force against another nation
d. Entangled system of alliances (secret)
e. Fanatical leaders
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Underlying Causes 2. Rival Alliances Created a “False Sense of Security”
a. Triple Entente i. Great Britain: King George V ii. France: Premier Clemenceau iii. Russia: Czar Nicholas II
b. Triple Alliance i. Germany: Kaiser Wilhelm II ii. Austria-Hungary: Emanuel II
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Causes of World War I 3. What Caused World War I
a. Unrest in the Balkans i. Bosnians felt abused under the rule of Austria-Hungary ii. Goal: To create a “Greater Serbia” (unite Slavic people) iii. This movement was strongly supported by “Mother Russia”
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Causes of World War I b. June 28, 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Austria’s heir to the
throne) was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb Nationalist while on a good will trip to Sarajevo, Bosnia. This spark would ignite the war.
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Archduke shot by Gavrillo Princip
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Causes of World War I c. Alliance Unfolded:
i. Austria declared war on Serbia
ii. Russia supported Serbia (mother country w/ethnic ties)
iii. Germany sided w/Austria & declared war on Russia iv. France was obligated to help Russia & Great Britain to help France
v. By August 5, 1914, Europe was engulfed in war!
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Causes of World War I d. Germany’s “Schlieffen Plan” to avoid a 2 front war failed
i. Front: zone of conflict between armies
ii. Western Front would mostly be in France
iii. Area between armies was known as “no man’s land” iv. Fighting two fronts puts a giant strain on resources and man power
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Trench Warfare
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No Man’s Land
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Causes of World War I 4. The Fighting Sides
a. Triple Alliance becomes “The Central Powers” (The Bad Guys) i. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria
ii. Italy gave up its defensive agreement w/Germany & joined other side
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Causes of World War I b. Triple Entente becomes “The Allied Powers” or “Allies” (The Good Guys)
i. Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy,
ii. U.S. would join in April of 1917
Eventually over 50 nations were involved in “The Great War”
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