World War IWorld War I

World HistoryWorld History

MAIN Causes of WarMAIN Causes of War

MilitarismMilitarism AlliancesAlliances ImperialismImperialism NationalismNationalism

MAIN CausesMAIN Causes

M-MilitarismM-Militarism• Countries stock piled weapons and built Countries stock piled weapons and built

up their armies, preparing for warup their armies, preparing for war A-AlliancesA-Alliances

• Alliance system in Europe will cause Alliance system in Europe will cause other countries get involved in conflicts. other countries get involved in conflicts. Triple Entente and Alliance formedTriple Entente and Alliance formed

MAIN Causes of War MAIN Causes of War

ImperialismImperialism• Conquests to create empires and Conquests to create empires and

harvest resources led to tension harvest resources led to tension between nationsbetween nations

NationalismNationalism• A strong sense of pride in one’s country A strong sense of pride in one’s country

which can lead to rivalries with other which can lead to rivalries with other countriescountries

Powder Keg in the BalkansPowder Keg in the Balkans Crisis in the Balkans Crisis in the Balkans

leads to turmoil leads to turmoil amongst nationsamongst nations

Turks control different Turks control different areas in the regionareas in the region

Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia, annexes Bosnia, Serbia, and Serbia, and HerzegovinaHerzegovina

Serbia vows to take Serbia vows to take back these countries back these countries from the Austrian from the Austrian crowncrown

June 18, 1914June 18, 1914

The SparkThe Spark

June 18, 1914-Archduke Franz Ferdinand June 18, 1914-Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie travel to Sarajevo, Bosniatravel to Sarajevo, Bosnia

Gavrilo Princip, Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black a member of the Black Hand and a Serbian youth, Hand and a Serbian youth, assassinates assassinates Franz Ferdinand and his wifeFranz Ferdinand and his wife

Austria-Hungary blames Serbia for their Austria-Hungary blames Serbia for their deaths and demand reparations be paid by deaths and demand reparations be paid by Serbia Serbia in order to make things rightin order to make things right

AlliancesAlliances

Austria-Hungary declares war on Austria-Hungary declares war on SerbiaSerbia

Russia declares war on both Russia declares war on both Germany and Austria-HungaryGermany and Austria-Hungary

Germany declares war on Russia and Germany declares war on Russia and FranceFrance

Great Britain and France declare war Great Britain and France declare war on Germanyon Germany

CONFUSED?CONFUSED?

(Don’t worry, so am I)(Don’t worry, so am I)

““World War I was just Europe being World War I was just Europe being such a cluster of grudges and alliances such a cluster of grudges and alliances that when Serbia turned the little that when Serbia turned the little crank of Austria-Hungary, it set off the crank of Austria-Hungary, it set off the whole mouse trap machine of alliances whole mouse trap machine of alliances and by the time the little plastic man and by the time the little plastic man jumped into the pool, everyone was jumped into the pool, everyone was fighting everyone else”fighting everyone else”

-Ben Croshaw-Ben Croshaw

AlliancesAlliances

Allied PowersAllied Powers• Great BritainGreat Britain• France France • RussiaRussia

Central PowersCentral Powers• Austria-HungaryAustria-Hungary• GermanyGermany• ItalyItaly

Plans of ActionPlans of Action

General General Alfred Graf von Schlieffen Alfred Graf von Schlieffen organizes a plan to combat two fronts at organizes a plan to combat two fronts at the same timethe same time

Schlieffen Plan calls for a march on the Schlieffen Plan calls for a march on the western front and then quickly pushing off western front and then quickly pushing off the eastern frontthe eastern front

Plan fails due to the four day Battle at Plan fails due to the four day Battle at Marne in FranceMarne in France

Trench warfare comes into play Trench warfare comes into play in order to in order to carry out these battles-carry out these battles-stalemate occurs stalemate occurs

TrenchesTrenches Trenches were very elaborate. Trenches were very elaborate. Were never built in straight lineWere never built in straight line Were high enough to stand in. Were high enough to stand in.

TechnologyTechnology

New weapons makes fighting war New weapons makes fighting war unpredictableunpredictable

Poison gas, tanks, and machine guns Poison gas, tanks, and machine guns contribute to the stalemate in Europecontribute to the stalemate in Europe

Instead of winning the war, it just Instead of winning the war, it just causes more deathcauses more death

Global War Breaks OutGlobal War Breaks Out Australia, India, and Australia, India, and

Japan-AlliesJapan-Allies Turks-Central Powers Turks-Central Powers America- Neutral America- Neutral

(supports Allies)(supports Allies) Unrestricted Unrestricted

submarine warfare submarine warfare and Zimmerman Note and Zimmerman Note contribute to America contribute to America entering World War I entering World War I on April 2, 1917on April 2, 1917

Allied VictoryAllied Victory

Germany feels invigorated and Germany feels invigorated and pushes a massive attack into France. pushes a massive attack into France.

Germans try to push on western Germans try to push on western front. front. • More troops, weapons, and turmoil in More troops, weapons, and turmoil in

Central Powers leads to lossCentral Powers leads to loss Armistice signed on November 11, Armistice signed on November 11,

19181918

Flawed PeaceFlawed Peace

Woodrow Wilson tries to create a series of Woodrow Wilson tries to create a series of letters that will bring peace and order to letters that will bring peace and order to the whole worldthe whole world• Fourteen PointsFourteen Points

France and Great Britain decide to go their France and Great Britain decide to go their own route and punish Germany with own route and punish Germany with Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Versailles

Borrowed ideas from Fourteen Points to Borrowed ideas from Fourteen Points to create League of Nations, Germany lost create League of Nations, Germany lost territory and claimed war guilt as well as territory and claimed war guilt as well as paying reparations. Russia also ostracizedpaying reparations. Russia also ostracized