Empire Building Leads to War

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Empire Building Leads to War

• SS6H6 The student will analyze the impact of
  European exploration and colonization on various
  world regions
• d. Explain the impact of European empire
  building in Africa and Asia on the outbreak of WWI

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Empire building

• BrainPop

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WWI

• Began in 1914 in Europe
• Began between the countries of Austria-Hungary
  and Serbia
• Grew into a global war of 32 nations
• The Allies Great Britain, France, Russia,
  Serbia, and Belgium
• The Central Powers Germany, Austria-Hungary,
  Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
• United States joined the Allies in 1917

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Major Causes of WWI

• European alliances
• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Militarism

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European Alliances

• European countries joined alliances to better
  protect themselves.
• If one member was attacked, the others were
  obligated to help that country

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Nationalism

• Citizens felt fierce pride in their countries.
• Many groups wanted to be free from the control of
  other nations

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Imperialism

• Rivalries developed as countries tried to grab
  colonies
• Conflicts had occurred over control of colonies
  in Africa and Asia
• European countries resented and distrusted each
  other

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Militarism

• Countries had built strong armies and navies to
  defend their own countries and their colonies
• Tensions built as countries watched each other
  build up military power

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The Spark

• The actual event that started WWI was the
  assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis
  Ferdinand in 1914
• Ferdinand was killed by a Bosnian Serb who wanted
  to free Bosnia from the Austro-Hungarian Empire
  and unite it with Serbia

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Conclusion

• European empire building in Africa and Asia
  helped lead to WWI because
• countries had built up resentments toward each
  other
• Had developed strong militaries to protect their
  colonies
• Felt fierce pride in their countries and its
  possessions

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Credits

• Georgia Experience, 6th Grade Edition, Carole
  Marsh/Gallopade International, www.gallopade.com
• Nationalism in Europe.  Prod. Media Rich
  Learning.  Media Rich LearningUnited
  Learning, 2002. Discovery Education. Web. 9
  September 2011. lthttp//www.discoveryeducation.com
  /gt.
• Francis Ferdinand and Austria's Francis Joseph..
   IRC, 2005. Discovery Education. Web. 9 September
  2011. lthttp//www.discoveryeducation.com/gt.
• Map alliances in World War I, 1914..  IRC, 2005.
  Discovery Education. Web. 9 September
  2011. lthttp//www.discoveryeducation.com/gt.
• www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/worldwari
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