Europe Plunges into War

Quick Draw Activity

World War I

Objective

•SWBAT to sequence the course of events leading up to WWI by completing a quick-draw activity.

Color the Map

The War to End All Wars

1. The Stage is SetA. Europe had known peace for almost 100 years

World War I

1. The Stage is SetA. Europe had known peace for almost 100 yearsB. Causes of World War I

i. Militarismii. Alliancesiii. Imperialismiv. Nationalism

World War I

1. The Stage is SetA. Europe had known peace for almost 100 years

B. Causes of World War Ii. Militarismii. Alliancesiii. Imperialismiv. Nationalism

C. two huge alliances emerged: i. the Central Powers: led by Germany and Austria-

Hungaryii. the Allies: led by France, Britain, and Russia

World War I

The Roots of World War I

1. The Stage is SetA. Europe had known peace for almost 100 yearsB. Causes of World War I (MAIN)

i. Militarismii. Alliancesiii. Imperialismiv. Nationalism

C. two huge alliances emerged: i. the Central Powers: led by Germany and Austria-

Hungaryii. the Allies: led by France, Britain, and Russia

D. rival alliance systems made it likely that a local conflict could easily mushroom into a general war

World War I

While Europe had been

industrializing and building up

colonial empires, the Ottoman

Empire had been in decline.

The Balkans were set to become the “powderkeg”

that would start World War I…

poor leadership

nationalistic uprisings

Europe steps in

Decline in Ottoman Power in

the Balkans

Decline of the Ottoman Empire

In the 1400s, the Ottoman Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire.

From their capital Constantinople, the Turks took over the

Muslim world.

By the 1800s the Ottomans were losing

power.

Nationalistic uprisings led to parts of the empire achieving

independence.

European countries took advantage of

Ottoman weakness to claim land.

Decline of the Ottoman Empire

As the Ottoman Empire weakened, Austria-

Hungary claimed the territories of Serbia.

The Serbians were not happy with the idea of

replacing one ruler with another: they

wanted their independence.

Russians are Slavic people, and they said

that they should speak for all Slavs (like

Serbians).

Decline of the Ottoman Empire

In Serbia, nationalist groups (like the Black

Hand) fight for independence from

Austria-Hungary.

The war started when this man – Gavrilo

Princip - assassinated Archduke Franz

Ferdinand.

The assassination angered

the Archduke’s

father.Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany said he

would support ANY actions against the

Serbs.

Austria-Hungary invades Serbia.

Russia mobilizes for war, and then

declares war on Austria-Hungary.

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2. The War BeginsA. long-simmering conflicts in the

Balkans boiled over in 1914 when a Serb nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

B. the system of rival alliances came into play and started World War I.

C. today, historians agree that the major powers shared responsibility for starting World War I.

Wrap-Up Activity