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World War I
Unit 4RMS IB 2013-2014
Ms. Hunt
Stop and Jot!
*Look at the cartoon… Free write about what you think the cartoon means. - Do NOT stop writing until the music stops!!!
MAIN Causes- Militarism • Militarism
– To encourage national pride, governments began to build large and strong militaries.
– Their armies now contain the newest weapons and technology of the time, which increased their power!
MAIN Causes- Alliances• In order to encourage nation stability, European
nations entered into alliances with other strong nations.
• These alliances “dragged” nations into war!• Triple Alliance
– Germany– Austria-Hungry– Italy
• Triple Entente – France– Great Britain– Russia*Horrible Histories Video
MAIN Causes- Imperialism• Imperialism-
1600’s- 1800’s– European nations
had controlled over 85% of the Earth’s land for colonies
– Controlling the most territory became a competition between rival nations causing tension.
MAIN Causes- Nationalism
• Nationalism– Citizens of European nations became very proud of
their nations accomplishments.– Provided the people with a sense of power!– Representing one’s homeland gave people a sense of
nation pride that they wanted to maintain by becoming more and more powerful
What does the cartoon tell us about Nationalism?
Immediate Causes of Global War• Creation of a new nation- Serbia
– Bosnia (neighbor to Serbia) was taken over and added to Austria Hungary's Empire
– Upset the people of Serbia• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
– June 28th, 1914– Killed by member of the Blank Hand (Serbian Nationalist Group)
• Supported all Serbian causes– Ferdinand was the heir to the Austria Hungary throne
• Mobilizations– Nations that felt threatened by the actions of rivals organized the
armies– Became ready for battle!
• Alliances– Once 1 member of the alliance went to war, the other members
joined in support!
War Begins!
• 1914- War begins when the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente enter into warfare
• Alliances changed their names to…– Allied Powers (previously Triple Entente)– Central Powers (previously Triple Alliance)
• 1914-1917- The United States stayed neutral – Neutral means to not take part of or give
assistance in a dispute or war between others • Source: www.dictionary.com
U.S. Enters WWI• Causes that brought the U.S. into war:
– Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915• Passenger cruise ship that entered a war zone• German U-Boat attacked the ship causing it to sink• Over 1,000 people died, including 128 Americans
– Zimmerman Telegram, January 1917• Arthur Zimmerman, German government official, sent a telegram
to the German Ambassador to Mexico.• Offered Mexico U.S. territory if they were to join WWI as an ally to
Germany.– American Citizens
• Outraged by the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram, American citizens called for war!!!!!
*The United States entered World War I on April 6th, 1917
A New Kind of War• Trench Warfare
– Opposing sides dug deep trenches opposite of each other– Soldiers would fight from within the trenches and try to
cross “No Man’s Land” to gain territory• “No Man’s Land”- territory between trenches
– Barbed wire and weapons blocked your way to the other side
– Think- “No man” made it across• Technology
– Airplane– Tanks– Machine Guns– Mustard Gas– Submarines
End of the Great War• Armistice- stopped fighting • Central Powers surrendered in November 1918• Treaty of Paris- January 1919
– Leaders involved- George Clemenceau (France), Vittoria Orlando (Italy), David Lloyd George (England), and Woodrow Wilson (USA)
• Punishments to Germany– No military!– Pay reparations (pay back the Allied Powers for the
money they had spent on the war)