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Day 111 Set Stage for War. Warm Up. When is a country and or a person justified in going to war?. Nationalism. Industrialization 25% of worlds population in Europe Rivalries Competition Land disputes (i.e. Franco Prussian War Alsace Loraine) Imperialism
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Warm Up When is a country and or a person justified in going to war?
Nationalism • Industrialization • 25% of worlds population in Europe • Rivalries • Competition • Land disputes (i.e. Franco Prussian War Alsace Loraine) • Imperialism • Variety of culture, religion and language
Internal Strife • Some ethnic groups such as Irish still dreamed of becoming independent • As Socialist labor movements grew so did conflict between striking workers and industrialist
Militarism • Importance of mobilization- Army size • Glorification- Military leaders become important figures • British Small army • German ship building rivals Britain • Build up of weapons
Unresolved Conflicts of Previous Wars • Franco-Prussian War • Crimean War (Ottoman loss of territory, Russia need ports)
Alliances • After Franco Prussian war Bismark tries to Isolate France by signing Triple Alliance Italy and Austria (1882). • Rivalry for Balkans (Ottoman, Austria, Russia) diversity in Balkans) • When Bismark is fired and replaced by Kaiser Wilhelm Russia, England and France ally (Triple entente, 1907)
Balkans • Russia supports balkan independence (access to water, and Slavic ethnicity) • Ottoman lose power with independence movements (want it back) • Austria wants control over Adriatic and takes control of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Powder Keg • 1908 Austria takes Bosnia- Herzegovina • Serbia and Russia offer support but Germany promises to intervene. • Russia and Serbia Back Down
Assassination • Archduke Ferdinand (June 1914) • Black Hand • German unconditional support • Ultimatum -end to anti-Austrian activity -dismissal of any Serbian official to whom Austria objected • allow Austrians to investigate • England unsuccessfully tries to organize talks (July 1914)
Questions Evidence • What nations were part of the triple alliance? • What nations were part of the triple Entente? • What nation annex Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908? • Which two non Balkan nations competed for dominance there? • Who lost Alsace Lorraine to the Germans? • Which nations heir was assassinated? • What nation had been unified by Otto von Bismarck? • What nation was the first to declare war? • What great nation did not have a large army at the beginning of the war? • Which nation did Bismarck view as the greatest threat?
Questions Interpretation • In your opinion, which was most important influence in setting the stage for World War I-nationalism, imperialism, militarism, or the alliance system? Explain.