wwi 1914-1919 “the war to end all wars” causes of wwi: mania militarism– policy of building up...
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WWI 1914-1919
“The War to End All Wars”
Causes of WWI: MANIA
Militarism– policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war
Alliances - agreements between nations to aid and protect one another
Nationalism– pride in or devotion to one’s country
Imperialism– when one country takes over another country economically and politically
Assassination– murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Triple Alliance:Triple Alliance: Triple Entente:Triple Entente:
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Great Britain
France
Russia
Causes of World War I - Alliances
Tension
Germany
Causes of World War I - Assassination
• June 28th 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand visited Sarajevo (Bosnian capital)
• Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke & his wife because he was a member of the Black Hand- a terrorist group that believed Bosnia should belong to Serbia (not Austria Hungary)
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo June 28th 1914
Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Causes of World War I - Assassination
June 28th 1914
Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand in Sarajevo
WWI Short- Term Causes Flowchart
July 28th 1914
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia (blaming them for
assassination)
July 29th 1914
Russia (Serbia’s ally) mobilizes forces → Germany (AH ally) asks
Russia to halt- (they don’t)
August 1st 1914
Germany declares war on Russia
WWI Short- Term Causes Flowchart
August 3rd 1914
Germany declares war on France (Russia’s ally)
August 4th 1914
On their way to France, Germany invades NEUTRAL Belgium:
Great Britain declares war on Germany