Origins of WW 1

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Origins of WW 1
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• PacifistPeople who believe that all wars should
  be outlawed.

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Industrial Revolution

• Stressed the importance of machines.

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Alfred Nobel (1897)

• Invented Dynamite.
• Set aside cash to establish an international
  peace prize.

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Franco-Prussian War

• Between France and Germany.

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Germany took away land from France called
Alsace-Lorraine. Contained lots of coal.
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• Germany feared attack from France.
• Formed alliance called the Triple Alliance.

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Triple Alliance

• Also called Central Powers.

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Consisted ofGermanyAustria/HungaryItaly
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Triple Entente

• Also known as the Allies.

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Consisted of Great Britain France Russia
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Why Hostile Toward Each Other

• Nationalism-intense feeling of patriotism and
  national independence.

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• Imperialism Nationalismbuild up of massive
  armies
• Countries fight over world colonies/markets.

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A Most Famous Shot

• World War 1 Starts

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War was avoided for longest time because sides
were evenly matched
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• Neither side felt it could decisively beat the
  other.

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• June 28, 1914Serbian patriot (Gavrilo Princip)
  shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.

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Ferdinand was Prince of Austria and heir to the
throne.
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Dominos set in Motion

• Austria-Hungary attacks Serbia.

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• Austria-Hungary asked Germany for support.

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• Germany declares war on Russia.
• Etc, Etc. Etc.
• Russians come to aid of Serbs.

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• The alliance system dragged nation after nation
  into war.

August 1914