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Underlying Causes of WWI International Rivalries Britain & Germany – industrial competition & naval race France & Germany – animosity since 1871 Russia & Austria – the Eastern Question Imperial competition Nationalism “National patriotism” Militarism Pan-Slav Movement Greater Serbia Plan Bosnian Crisis (1908) Entangling alliance system
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World War I1914-1918
Introduction Also called “The Great War” The “war to end all wars” First major war since 1815 Unlike World War II, no clear-cut lines of good
and evil Until World War II, the world’s most destructive
conflict The Industrial Revolution meets warfare “Total War” Set the pattern for the 20th century
Underlying Causes of WWI International Rivalries
Britain & Germany – industrial competition & naval race France & Germany – animosity since 1871 Russia & Austria – the Eastern Question Imperial competition
Nationalism “National patriotism” Militarism Pan-Slav Movement
Greater Serbia Plan Bosnian Crisis (1908)
Entangling alliance system
Militarism
A process of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always ready for war.
Nationalism
Devotion to one nation's interests over those of all other nations.
Imperialism
The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations, countries, or colonies.
Europe in 1914
Entangling Alliances Arose out of the appearance
of a unified Germany in 1871
Otto von Bismarck Triple Alliance (1882)
Germany Austria-Hungary Italy
Triple Entente (1907) Britain France Russia
Otto von Bismarck
System of Alliances
Central PowersGerman EmpireAustro-Hungarian EmpireBulgariaOttoman Empire
Serbia & Austria: Bitter Enemies!
Austria was an aggressive imperial power
Determined to prevent Serbia from expanding…at any cost
Serbia & Austria: Bitter Enemies!
Austria was an aggressive imperial power
Determined to prevent Serbia from expanding…at any cost
System of Alliances: the other side
AlliesRussian EmpireFranceUnited KingdomGreece, Romania, Serbia, Italy,
Japan, Portugal, USA
1914
The Immediate Cause of World War I
Balkans
Controlled by Ottomans until 19th century
Russia claimed area as protectorEthnicity, religion
Austria desired political domination
Serbian Nationalism
Hoped to absorb all Slavs in Balkan PeninsulaRussia supported
Austria opposed annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina
Balkans, 1914
A war against Turkey in 1912 and Bulgaria in 1913 were a prelude to WWI.
King Peter of Serbia r. (1903-1921)
Sought to unify South Slavs into one nation
Goal achieved in 1919: Yugoslavia
Immediate Cause of World War I
Sarajevo, Bosnia June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz
Ferdinand Battle of Kosovo
(1389) Gavrilo Princip Black Hand Society The July Crisis
Murder in Sarajevo
Francis Ferdinand, heir to Austrian throne & his wife Sophie were killed…
By Gavrilo Princip 19 year old member of Black Hand
Francis Ferdinand hoped to overhaul the monarchy…
Germans & Serbs hated the archduke for his desire to create a triple monarchy with a Slavic kingdom under Croatian leadership
Hungarians hated him for campaign for universal suffrage
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The Black Hand
Steps leading to war
1. Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated.
2. Austria attacks Serbia.
3. Serbia has an alliance with Russia.
4. Russia attacks Austria and Germany.
5. Germany attacks Russia’s ally France.Germans go through Belgium to attack France.
6. Belgium has an alliance with England.
7. England defends Belgium, attacks Germany.