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The Causes of World War I: M.A.N.I.A. Explained

World War I was ignited by a combination of factors known as M.A.N.I.A.: Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Assassination. Militarism fueled an arms race among nations, while alliances like the Triple Entente and Triple Alliance heightened tensions. Nationalism spurred strong pride in countries, leading to conflicts over territory. Imperialistic ambitions saw European nations vying for control in Africa, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand acted as the spark that ignited the war. Understanding these causes reveals the complexity behind the Great War's outbreak.

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The Causes of World War I: M.A.N.I.A. Explained

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  1. Causes of wwi m.a.n.i.a.

  2. m.a.n.i.a. Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Assasination

  3. Imperialism When one country takes over another country both economically and politically. • “Scramble For Africa” • European nations were competing for control of colonies in Africa in order to gain land, resources, and influence. • Germany was attempting to control lands in Africa where Britain and France were established

  4. militarism Policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war. • The growing European divide had led to an arms race between the main countries. • There was a desire to create a large amount of weapons as well as building up a nation’s army and navy • The armies of both France and Germany had more than doubled between 1870 and 1914, and there was fierce competition between Britain and Germany for mastery of the seas.

  5. Army and naval development

  6. nationalism Pride in or devotion to ones country. • Germany was extremely proud of the military power they held after the Franco-Prussian war and felt nearly unstoppable • The French had been embarrassed and wanted to regain their pride • Pan-Germanism-movement to unify people of all German speaking countries • Pan-Slavism-movement to unify people of the Slavic people

  7. alliances An agreement between two or more countries to work together for the benefit of each country • Germany sought to ally with Austria-Hungary in order to prevent war from Russia while Austria-Hungary seeks the protection against Russia • Italy allied to benefit from the strength of the alliance and seek out new colonies • France and Russia allied because they are wary of the strength of the Triple Alliance-France seeks the strength of the union and Russia benefits from French loans • England allied as a means to curb Germany’s increasing Imperialistic efforts

  8. Alliances Triple Entente: Triple Alliance: TENSION Great Britain Germany France Austria-Hungary Italy Russia

  9. assasination The deliberate murder of a high-ranking government official. • The “spark” that started WWI • On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria Hungarian Throne was assassinated by GavriloPrincip, a Serbian nationalist who believed that Bosnia should belong to Serbia

  10. The domino effect • Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s death and declared war on Serbia. • Germany pledged their support for Austria -Hungary. • Russia pledged their support for Serbia. • Germany declares war on Russia

  11. The domino effect • France pledges their support for Russia • Germany declares war on France • Germany invades Belgium on the way to France • Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany

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