Causes of WW I

1. Causes of WW I

2. European Powers

3. Murder at Sarajevo Sunday morning, June 28th, 1914. Sarajevo is a little town in Austria- Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand is future emperor of all Austria-Hungary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE8552joxfE

4. Murder at Sarajevo:

5. Murder at Sarajevo: Minutes Later • A 19 year-old, Gavrilo Princip. • Princip and 5 others. • Serbian terrorist group known as the ‘Black Hand’. • Bosnian Serbs - Yugoslav Nationalist

6. Murder at Sarajevo:

7. Murder at Sarajevo: Predicting • 1. How do you think Austria-Hungary will react to the murder of the archduke who was to become their emperor? • 2. What action do you think Austria-Hungary will take against Serbia and the Black hand? • 3. How might these actions affect the countries around Austria-Hungary and Serbia? • 4. How might people in Canada react?

8. Rivals for Colonies • Imperialism = The desire of countries to build world-wide empires. Created intense rivalry among European powers • Colonies - source of wealth, power and glory • Industrialization - occurred around the world. European powers were scrambling to get parts of Africa • Britain - largest empire, including Canada. France & Russia had colonies.Germany wanted an empire, there were few valuable territories left.

11. Military Rivals • Arms Race = Building of armies and navies by countries who wish to have the most power. • Great Britain & Germany rivalry. • ‘Britannia Rules the waves’ • Dreadnaught Affair

12. Dangerous Alliances • Allies – European countries aligned with each other for: • Trade • Friendship • Defense Pre World War I Alliances: • Russia and Serbia • Germany and Austria-Hungary • France and Russia • Britain and France and Belgium • Japan and Britain

13. Dangerous Alliances • Triple Entente (Allies) Britain, France, and Russia. • Triple Alliance (Central Powers) Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

14. Nationalism & Terrorism • Nationalism, - loyalty to one’s homeland, was causing problems between nations. • In Serbia, extreme nationalists formed a terrorist organization - The Black Hand. • Serbian Independence Movement = Many Serbs lived in Bosnia, a province under Austrian control. Black Hand Nationalists wanted to free all Serbs in Bosnia so they could live united in their own country of Serbia • June 28th, 1914, Sarajevo = Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand.

15. June 28th, 1914 • Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the deaths of the archduke and his wife. • Austria sent Serbia an ultimatum. If Serbia did not crush the Black Hand, Austria threatened to declare war. Serbia was refusing to accept the ultimatum.

16. July 26th, 1914 • Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. • Serbia asked Russia for help. Russia prepared to help Serbia. • France prepared to help Russia. • Germany felt threatened when its two neighbours, Russia and France, began moving their armies.

17. August 1st, 1914 • Germany declared war on Russia.

18. August 2nd, 1914 • Germany declared war on France. • Germany attacked France by going through Belgium, a neutral country friendly with Britain.

19. August 4th, 1914 • Britain declared war on Germany because it had attacked Belgium. Canada, as part of the British empire, was automatically at war.

20. Statistics World War One included: • 3 Continents • 31 Countries • 65 Million Soldiers • 37 Million Casualties • 91,198 Deaths by Gas • 6,395 Allied and Neutral Ships Lost • $186.3 Billion Financial Losses

21. Europe 1914-1918

22. Countries Involved • Serbia • Russia • France • Belgium • Great Britain • British Empire • Liberia • Japan • Montenegro • Italy • San Marino • Portugal • Romania • Austria-Hungary • Germany • Ottoman Empire (Turkey) • Bulgaria • Greece • China • U.S. • Cuba • Nicaragua • Brazil • Siam • Costa Rica • Guatemala • Haiti • Honduras • Countries that only cut off trade • Bolivia • Ecuador • Peru • Uruguay Allied Countries Central Countries

23. Canadian Battles

24. Europe after WWI

25. Europe before/after WWI