4 M.A.I.N. Causes of World War I

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4 M.A.I.N. Causes of World War I
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M stands for Militarism

• Drafting soldiers, longer training periods,
  modern weaponry to gain military superiority
• Armament industry- Krupp in Germany and Schneider
  in France encouraged increased production of
  military equipment
• Germany had a military tradition celebrating
  armed force
• Britain regarded the Germany naval program as a
  threat to British security

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A stands for Alliance System

• Triple Alliance- Germany, Austro-Hungary, Italy
• Triple Entente- Britain, France, and Russia
• Guaranteed support of all if one is attacked

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Map of Europe before WWI
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I stands for Imperialism

• Germany and France clashed over Morocco 1905,
  1911
• Russia and Austro-Hungary rivals in the Balkans
• Britain and Germany competed for Markets and
  imperial control in Africa and Asia

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N stands for Nationalism

• France wants the French-inhabited provinces of
  Alsace-Lorraine back
• Serbia wanted Austro-Hungarian territory
  inhabited by Slavs
• Subject peoples- Slavs, Czechs, Slovaks, and
  Poles- wanted independence
• Intense patriotism assured support for warlike
  measures

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Incident that started the war

• June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to
  the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was
  assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia by a Serb
  nationalist.

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