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What are some reasons why you might get in a fight? When are fights justified (if ever)? Slide 2 When is war justified? Was WWI a just war? Slide 3 Four Main Causes of WWI: M.A.I.N. Slide 4 Historical Analysis: Who do you think had the strongest Navy at the start of WW1 Think geography! Slide 5 M ilitarism: a nations policy of building up their military An arms race developed among European countries Germany and Great Britain competed for control of the seas Slide 6 A lliances: created to keep peace & balance of power So neither side has an advantage Alliances can cause small conflicts to escalate Two alliances created in Europe: Triple Alliance and Triple Entente Slide 7 Triple Alliance 1.Germany 2.Austria-Hungary 3.Italy Triple Entente 1.Great Britain 2.France 3.Russia Slide 8 I mperialism: stronger country takes control of a weaker country Europe competes to control Africa and its resources Europe set up spheres of influence in China No one trusts each other and everyone wants more land!!! Slide 9 N ationalism: deep devotion (or pride) in ones country/nation All countries thought they were the best or most powerful Balkan Peninsula=Powder Keg of Europe European interest & ethnic rivalries Slide 10 Immediate cause of WWI: Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to A-H throne) was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia by the Black Hand (Serbian Nationalist group) Wanted a Slavic country Chain-reaction effect: one nation declared war on another, which caused another country to declare war, and so on Slide 11 Slide 12 Central Powers 1.Germany 2.Austria-Hungary 3.Ottoman Empire Allies 1.Great Britain 2.France 3.Russia 4.Italy (switched sides) 5.Unites States (1917) Slide 13 Germany did not want to fight a two-front war with France and Russia Schlieffen Plan: attack and defeat France in west, then rush east to fight Russia Russia lacked a railroad system First Battle of the Marne*** Allied victory by attacking Germans north of Paris Built 1 st trenches Slide 14 Slide 15 ONE thing you learned today with DETAILS!!!