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WW1 #2: Taking Sides
1. What are the M.A.I.N. causes of WW1?2. Whose death triggered the beginning
of the war?
When the Archduke is killed by the Serbian group, the Black Hand…
• Austria-Hungary gives Serbia a list of demands
• Serbia does most of them (they’re scared!)
• BUT, A-H declares war anyway!
The Alliance System Begins• Serbia’s ally Russia begins to move
troops to help (but does NOT declare war)
• Germany promises to support A-H
• Germany then declares war on Russia
• Russia asks France for help
• Before France can respond, Germany declares war on France
Which country started it? Who do we blame?
A huge war has begun!
• Central Powers: Germany, A-H, Ottoman Empire
• Allies: Great Britain, Italy, France, Serbia, Russia
versus
Pg. 365Label the following
countries:• Russia• Great Britain• Germany• Italy • France• Austria-Hungary• Ottoman Empire • Spain• Serbia• Greece• Belgium
Who is to blame for starting World War I?