Begining of World War I

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Begining of World War I
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Causes of World War I
Key Terms

• Nationalism- A devotion to the interest and
  culture of ones nation. Groups of people that
  lived in an area, that shared the same beliefs,
  religion and culture. This was such a key concept
  because these people did not have a nation to
  call their own.

• Imperialism- The policy of extending a nations
  authority over other countries by economic,
  political, or military means.

Think about how the concept of Nationalism was in
conflict with the concept Imperialism.
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Nationalism
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Key Terms...cont.

• Militarism- The development of armed forces and
  their use as a tool of diplomacy. With the
  growth of imperialism and nationalism, spending
  on military grew. Countries like Germany believed
  in militarism. It was a way to keep expanding
  their territory.

Alliance System- By 1907 and prior to the start
of the war there were two major alliances.
-First, there was The Triple Entente (later
called Allies). The countries on this side
consisted of France, Britain, and Russia.
-Secondly, there was the Triple Alliance. Which
included Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy.
-This would later become the Central Powers-
Germany, Austria-Hungry would join with the
Ottoman Empire.
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Alliance System
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"Powder Keg"

• The powder keg was the name given to the Balkan
  Peninsula. It got this do to many different
  reasons.
• Reason One- Within the Balkan Peninsula there
  live many different ethnic groups.
• Another issue was that many of the leading powers
  in Europe wanted to have control over the Balkan
  Peninsula.
• -Russia wanted access to the Mediterranean Sea.
• -Germany wanted a rail link to the Ottoman
  Empire.
• -Austria-Hungry, which had taken control of
  Bosnia in 1878, accused Serbia on subverting its
  rule over Bosnia.

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Assassination Leads to War
June 28, 1914 would mark a day that sparked the
countries of Europe to go to war. It was on this
day that the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the
Austria throne, was assassinated. Archduke
Franz Ferdinand was visiting the capital of
Bosnian. The capital of Bosnian is Sarajevo.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Who was responsible to the assissnation
-The Black Hands were Serbian nationalist. This
was the group that would be held to the
assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand. -Three members of Black Hand were
sent to assassinate Franz Ferdinand. Each man was
armed with a revolver, two bombs, and a small
vial of cyanide.
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"Black Hand"
-They were instructed to commit suicide after
the assassination was complete. The three
assassins were Gavrilo Princip, Nedjelko
Cabrinovic, and Trifko Grabez. - All three men
were suffering from tuberculosis and knew they
wouldn't live long and were glad to give their
life for the cause they believed in -Gavrilo
Princip was the man responsible to the murder of
the Archduke. .
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The Conflicts Begin
The assassination would cause tension to rise
and conflicts to begin.
July 28, 1914 would mark the start of the many
conflicts. On this day Austria-Hungary declared
war on Serbia
Versus
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Europe right before WW I
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Others Dragged into Conflict
With Austria-Hungary declaring war, it would
force other countries to join in.
August 1, Germany would join in the war. They
were obligated to join in by a treaty that was
signed by Germany and Austria-Hungary. The treaty
was that Germany would have to help support
Austria-Hungary if involved in a war. ( and vice
versus.
So on August 3rd, Germany declared war on
Russias ally France. Germany then invaded
Belgium, which would bring Britain into the war.
After Germanys invasion Britain declared war on
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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Schlieffen Plan
The invasion of Germany on Belgium was called the
Schlieffen Plan. The Schlieffen Plan called for
German troops to hold against Russia. Combined
with a quick drive through Belgium to Paris
after France had fallen, the two German armies
would defeat Russia. Going through Belgium was a
key to the success of the Schlieffen Plan.
Belgium was a neutral, so German troops did not
feel any threats while crossing through.
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Schlieffen Plan
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Affects on the Belgium People
People of Belgium were terror by the invasion of
the German troops. It sent many in to hiding.
This is seen as the first major refugee crisis
of the 20th century.
We found the side streets blocked with their
carts, into these they had thrown mattresses, or
boundless of grain, and heaped upon them were
families of three generations. Old men in blue
smocks, white-haired and bent, old women in caps,
the daughters dressed in their one best frock and
hat, and clasping in their hands all that was
left to them, all that they could stuff into a
pillow-case or flour-sackHeart-broken, weary,
hungry, they passed in an unending caravan.

-from Hooray for Peace, Hurrah for War
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Group Work
Get into groups of 4 fill in the causes of WW I
Causes of WW I
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