World War I The Causes

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World War I The Causes

• Objectives
• Explain the causes of WWI

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Bellringer

• How would imperialism cause increased tension
  between nations?

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Copy HW

• Read and outline p. 593-600
• Questions
• What were the causes of WWI?
• What was Teddy Roosevelts plan toward Latin
  America?
• What was the Monroe Doctrine?
• What is federalism?

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Compare/Share HW

• 1. What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
• 2. How did the US acquire the Panama Canal?
• 3. What were the causes of the Spanish American
  War?
• 4. What was the intent of the Monroe Doctrine?

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Intro Gavril Princip What was his role?
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WWI Breaks Out

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Militarism

• glorification of armed strength
• Germany leader upset balance of power
• France and GB attempt to keep up with munitions
  production

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Alliances

• when countries agree to defend one another or
  act together aggressively
• Triple Alliance Germany, Austria Hungary and
  Italy
• Triple Entente France, GB, and Russia

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Nationalism

• Pride in ones country or the desire to create an
  autonomous country
• Result of multi ethnic empires
• Pan-Slavism
• Pan Germanism

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Imperialism

• Countries were already vying for the same
  overseas territories
• AH annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina (1908)
• Russia interested in Balkans
• France Alsace Lorraine
• Italy AHs territory

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Assassination

• June 28th, 1914 Gavril Princip (member of the
  Black Hand) shot and killed Archduke Franz
  Ferdinand in Sarajevo

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How did this lead to war?

• AH issues ultimatum to Serbia conduct inquiry
  Serbia refuses AH declares war
• Russia backs Serbia
• Germany backs AH
• Germany declares war on Russia/FR
• GB declare war on Germany
• Italy remains neutral

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New/Old? Alliances

• Allies GB, Fr, and Russia
• Central Powers Germany, AH and Ottoman Empire
• US neutral

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Schlieffen Plan

• Use Majority of German army to attack Belgium
  surprise outcome

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Germans stopped by France and GB at the 1st
Battle of the Marne

• Germans dug trenches making Dead Mans Land
  and a LONG War

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Battle of the Somme huge casualties

• GB 60 K
• Only way out of the trenches was on a stretcher.

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New Weapons of War
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American Neutrality

• In action but not thought!
• Most supported the Allies

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Challenges to Neutrality

• British blockade of Germany disrupted trade
• German U-boat activity
• 100 killed on March 28, 1915
• Lusitania sunk by German U-boat torpedo 128
  Americans killed
• Arabic (BR)
• Sussex (FR)

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Closure

• As a neutral country what would your response be
  to the sinking of these ships and the deaths of
  Americans?