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The Road to WWI

The Road to WWI. I. “The Great War” 1914-1918. Lasted _______ years, and took _________ million lives Caused more ______________ than any war in history ___________ total soldiers mobilized. II. Causes of the War. A. M ilitarism - ______________ & increased military spending

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The Road to WWI

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  1. The Road to WWI

  2. I. “The Great War” 1914-1918 • Lasted _______ years, and took _________ million lives • Caused more ______________ than any war in history • ___________ total soldiers mobilized

  3. II. Causes of the War A. Militarism - ______________ & increased military spending • _________ competed against _________Naval superiority • Conscription -

  4. Militarism at Work! Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s.

  5. Two Armed Camps! Allied Powers: Central Powers:

  6. B. Alliances (p.422) • Triple Entente- ____________, France, _________&, ______________ • Triple Alliance- Germany,_________, &______________

  7. II. Causes of the War cont. • I. Imperialism( European Rivalries) -_________ competed 4 colonies in Africa & Asia

  8. Scramble for Africa

  9. B. Nationalism • Nationalism Great pride in 1’s country or ____________

  10. 1. Slavic Nationalism • Slavs were attracted to _______________ or the idea that__________ • Austria did not like this idea

  11. Hymn of Hate- German Song • “ Hate by water and hate by land; hate of the Heart and hate of the hand;We love as one; we hate as one; We have but one foe alone-England

  12. 2. Balkan Wars

  13. Balkans

  14. Powder Keg

  15. III. The Outbreak of War ( The Spark) p.424 A. ________ visited Sarajevo on _________ B. _____ from the _____ plot 2 assassinate the ______ C. _______ shot the duke & his wife

  16. D. Germany(Emperor Wilhelm II) gave Austria a_________________________________

  17. Black Hand- Serbian Terrorist Group

  18. Gavrilo Princip- The Assassin

  19. IV. Austria Hungary Responds A. Austria issues severe an Ultimatum (p. 424) or __________________________________ B. Serbia ______the ultimatum C. Austria Hungary declares war _______on _______. D. Mobilization (424)-

  20. E. Russia (Czar Nicholas II) decides to____________________ F. France decides to support__________________

  21. The Schlieffen Plan

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