reviewing the causes of wwi - weebly...militarism –building up the military •increased spending...
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Reviewing the causes of WWI
&
America’s Entrance
The “Main” Causes of World war i
•Militarism – the building up of the military
•Alliances – association for mutual protection
• Imperialism - “empire-building”
•Nationalism – patriotism, self-determination
Militarism – building up the military
• Increased spending on the military
• Increasing the size of the army
• Increasing the size of the navy
• New weapons technology – new weapons
AlliancesTriple Alliance (Central powers)
•Germany
•Austria – Hungary
•Ottoman empire
Triple Entente (Allied Powers)
•Great Britain
•France
•Russia
Imperialism
•“empire-building”
nationalism•Patriotism
•Love & loyalty
•Self-determination
•The desire “to be”
The “Main” Causes of World war i
•Militarism – the building up of the military
•Alliances – association for mutual protection
• Imperialism - “empire-building”
•Nationalism – patriotism, self-determination
Catalyst to a warAssassination of franz ferdinand
…but will the us join this mess?
…we came close, but not yet!•Sinking the lusitania
From “he kept us out of war”…to
war!Zimmerman Telegram
message from Germany to Mexico…go to war against the U.S. and get new
Mexico, Arizona, Texas back!
Causes of World War I PowerPoint (to be answered on the
Microsoft Form below).
1. What were the underlying causes of World War I?
2. What event triggered the outbreak of WWI?
3. What event ALMOST led to America’s entry into WWI?
4. What event ultimately led to America’s entrance into WWI?
5. Why did this event trigger America’s entry into WWI?
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