ch 16 war & revolution sec 1 the road to world war i
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Ch 16 War & Revolution Sec 1 The Road to World War I
World War I (The Great War)
• The four Main long term causes of WWI
• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Nationalism
Militarism
• The six Great powers (G. B., France, Italy, Germany, Russia, and A.H.) all had huge armies.
• All have mandatory conscription- a military draft or all males must serve a set term of service.
• Great Britain Had a Navy twice as large as all the others combined.
Triple Entente Military(do not Copy)
Country Population Soldiers Battleships Foreign Trade (£) Steel Production (tons)
Germany 65,000,000 8,500,000 37 1,030,380,000 17,024,000
Austro-Hungary 49,882,231 3,000,000 16 198,712,000 2,642,000
Turkey 21,373,900 360,000 - 67,472,000 -
Alliances
• Old feelings still bad between Germany and France from Franco-Prussian war.
• Germany thinking France is plotting against it, starts an alliance against France.
• Triple Alliance• Germany• Austria-Hungary• Italy
• France alarmed by this, Starts its own alliance
• Triple Entente
• France
• Russia
• Great Britain
Imperialism
• Competition between The Great powers of Europe led to fierce race for colonies.
• **(You all should know the definition to this, if not you fail 9th grade)**
Nationalism• The Balkans (Southern Europe) has just
freed itself from the Grasp of the Ottoman Empire.
• Each wants its own independence.• Stronger European Nations look to
expand their territories. Into this area.• Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Nationalism ctd…
• This outrages Serbia who owned this area and was also made up of Slavic peoples.
• Russia also upset, but does nothing.
Spark that starts the war
• The arch duke Francis Ferdinand (heir to the throne of Austria) visits Bosnian city of Sarajevo with his wife Sophia.
• He is assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a terrorist from the Black Hand (group that wants to rid itself of Austrian rule)
• Ferdinand and his wife are killed
Archduke and His wife the day of Assassination in Sarajevo
Gavrilo Princip
Austria then attacks Serbia
• This attack sets off chain reaction. Russia attacks A-H, then Germany comes to A-H’s aid. Other nations follow and Jump in. Starts first World War
• (bus stop mentality)
Western Front
Germany’s plan
• German is trying to avoid fighting a war on two fronts.
• Comes up with Schlieffen Plan ( France first , then Russia)
• Knock out France in first 6wks, then hit Russia (take Russia some time to mobilize)
