World War I Begins

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World War I Begins

• Chapter 21, Lesson 1
• EQ Why do politics often lead to war?

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Vocabulary WW I

• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Militarism (pg. 411)
• Conscription
• Mobilization

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World War I 1914-1918

• As European countries formed alliances and
  increased the sizes of their military, they set
  the stage for a global war.
• War begins 1914 and ends in 1918.

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1. Long-Term Causes of the War Nationalism

• Nationalismdeep devotion to ones Nation
• Competition and rivalry developed between
  European nations for territory and markets

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2. Long Term Causes Imperialism

• ImperialismEuropean competition for colonies
• Quest for colonies often almost led to
  warespecially in Africa
• Imperialism led to rivalry and mistrust amongst
  European nations

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3. Long Term Causes Militarism

• Militarismaggressive preparation for war
• Industrialization allowed for new technology to
  develop and new ways of shipbuilding using iron,
  steel, and chemicals for new weapons.
• Keeping a large standing army prepared for war
• Arms race for military technology
• Many countries established conscription (military
  draft) as regular practice.

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4. Long Term Causes Alliance System

• Alliance System
• Designed to keep peace in Europe, instead pushed
  continent towards war
• Many Alliances made in secret
• By 1907 two major alliances Triple Alliance and
  Triple Entente

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Activity 1 Alliances

• 1. Complete the map using the map on pg. 411.
  TITLE Europe Before WWI, 1914
• 2. Complete the table by reading Cause of the War
  (pg. 410-411)
• 3. Answer the Geography Connection Questions
  (pg. 411)
• 4. VIDEO WWI BEGINS
• Determining Cause and Effect What factors
  contributed to the outbreak of World War I?

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Activity 1 Causes of the War

• Read Causes of the War (pg. 410)
• Identify the effect each of the following had in
  causing war.

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The Two Sides

• Triple Alliance
• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Italy
• Central Powers
• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Ottoman Empire

• Triple Entente
• England
• France
• Russia
• Allied Powers
• England, France, Russia, United States, Italy,
  Serbia, Belgium, Switzerland

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The Balkans
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Short-Term Cause Assassination of Archduke
Francis Ferdinand

• Assassination of Franz FerdinandJune 28,1914
• Serbia (supported by Russia) wanted to create an
  independent Slavic state in the Balkans.
• Austrian-Hungarians refused.
• Serbian group killed the heir to the
  Austria-Hungarian (Hapsburg) throne, Francis
  Ferdinand because they wanted to free Bosnia from
  Austria-Hungary.

https//www.youtube.com/watch?vZmHxq28440c
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Consequences of the Assassination of Archduke

• Austria-Hungarydidnt know if Serbian gov. had
  planned the assassinationwanted to attack
  Serbia, but they were afraid powerful Russia
  would intervene on Serbias behalf.
• Austria-Hungarian asked its ally Germany to
  helpGermanys Emperor William II agrees to help.
  
• July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on
  Serbia.

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Russia Joins the War

• Russia supported SerbiaCzar Nicolas II ordered
  the mobilization of the Russian army against
  Austria-Hungary.
• Mobilization in 1914 was an act of war!
• Russia mobilized its army against both
  Austria-Hungary and Germany.

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The Conflict Broadens

• Germans asked Russians to stop mobilization, but
  they refusedGermany declares war on Russia.
• France and Russia are allies so the Germans
  developed a two-front war with France and Russia
  
• The Shlieffen Plan had German troops attack
  France by moving through Belgium.
• Belgium was a neutral nation!!

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Schlieffen Plan Had German troops attach France
by moving through Belgium
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• Great Britain (allied with France and Russia)
  declares war on Germany for violating Belgium
  neutrality.
• By mid-summer all of the Great Powers of Europe
  were at war!

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Activity 3 Summer of 1914 Triple Entente
Triple Alliance Actions

• Complete the Sequence Chain worksheet.
• Read pg. 412-413 The Outbreak of War to
  identify and explain the events that led to World
  War I.

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