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CAUSES Of World War I

CAUSES Of World War I. Why are we learning this?. Canada’s involvement in World War I shaped the nation’s identity. We are who we are partly because of the country we live in. Knowing why and how our country developed is key to knowing who we are. Yesterday….

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CAUSES Of World War I

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  1. CAUSES Of World War I

  2. Why are we learning this? • Canada’s involvement in World War I shaped the nation’s identity. • We are who we are partly because of the country we live in. • Knowing why and how our country developed is key to knowing who we are.

  3. Yesterday… • What do you remember from you reading? • What are the causes of WWI?

  4. Long term causes of WWI • MILITARISM- COPY ONTO CHART • Naval and Arms Race • Massive military build up to protect empire overseas (Imperialism)

  5. My ship is cooler than your ship… • What country had the biggest navy? • BRITAIN- it wanted its fleet to be 10% bigger than the combined next two strongest powers • What country was the most concerned with building up a bigger/ more powerful army? • Germany

  6. Long Term causes of WWI • MILITARISM- COPY ONTO CHART • Germany increased military production • It wanted to be seen as a big power • Countries were “trigger-happy”

  7. ALLIANCES • What is the point of an alliance? • COPY: • Alliances should keep war from starting because no country should want to start a war with a country and all its allies.

  8. Alliances

  9. Alliances • COPY: • Countries formed alliances to protect from militarism • Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy • Triple Entente: Russia, France, Great Britain

  10. Imperialism • Why would a country want colonies?

  11. Imperialism • COPY: • Policy of extending rule of an empire over foreign countries • France, Russia, Great Britain, and Germany were Imperial nations • To keep imperial lands safe from conquest, MILITARISM grew

  12. Africa, 1914

  13. Nationalism • COPY: • Strong devotion to one’s national group or culture • Example: Areas with certain ethnic groups might want their freedom from an empire or bigger country.

  14. Family Matters • George V, King of England was cousin of • Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and • Czar Nicholas II of Russia • Some jealousy and rivalry going on!

  15. What’s going on in Serbia? • Serbs had Serbia, but many lived outside the borders • Serbia wanted to expand • Austria-Hungary wouldn’t let Serbia expand • Which brings us to the trouble in Sarajevo…

  16. Short Term Cause- The Spark • COPY: • On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated by a member of the “Black Hand” (a Serbian terrorist group).

  17. Was it really about Franz? • Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s uncle, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, tried to talk his nephew out of marrying Sophie Chotek because her family was not considered noble enough to marry into the royal family. When Franz Ferdinand refused to marry anyone else, Franz Joseph reluctantly agreed to the match but refused to attend the wedding. • Sophie was not welcomed into the royal family and was not even allowed to ride in the same car as her husband on state occasions. This was one reason the visit to Sarajevo was so important to Franz Ferdinand. Sophie had finally been given permission to ride with him in a motorcade — and so she was in the car with Franz Ferdinand when GavriloPrincip, a member of a Serbian nationalist group called the Black Hand, fired the shots that killed them. She and Franz Ferdinand died on their 14th wedding anniversary. Neither Franz Joseph nor Kaiser Wilhelm, the German emperor, attended their funeral.

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