warm-up 11/16/15 draw pictures to represent the four main causes of wwi – militarism – alliances...
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Videos on WWI Causes to view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRcg_t2o Jkc MAIN Causes explained (7min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRcg_t2o Jkc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyue8xR S7M MAIN causes cartoon & map (4min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyue8xR S7M Origins of WWI: – Part 1 (8min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7kp3vf1uKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7kp3vf1uKA – Part 2 (8min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjlGoe1mnw 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjlGoe1mnw 0TRANSCRIPT
Warm-Up 11/16/15
• Draw pictures to represent the four MAIN causes of WWI– Militarism– Alliances– Imperialism– Nationalism
Nationalism• Pride in one’s country; nations sought their own
interests over others• In the 19th century, nationalism took the form of
people struggling for independence• Serbia was at the center of the nationalist
movement in an area of Europe known as the Balkans
• What happened in the Balkans was a spark that started the war.
• Serbia considered Austria-Hungary as an enemy because Serbs in Austria-Hungary wanted to unite with Serbia and create a larger Serbian state
Videos on WWI Causes to view:• https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRcg_t2oJkc MAIN Causes explained (7min)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyue8xRS7M MAIN causes cartoon & map (4min)
• Origins of WWI:– Part 1 (8min) https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7kp3vf1uKA– Part 2 (8min) https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjlGoe1mnw0
What sparked it all?
The events that followed…
Because of the assignation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June of 1914 by a member of a
nationalistic secret Serbian society, the emperor of Austria-Hungary declared war of
Serbia.
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
The events that followed…
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia because Russia had a separate treaty with Serbia.
Russia supported Serbia because they were both of a similar ethnic backgrounds.
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
The events that followed…
Since Germany had a treaty with Austria-Hungary (the Triple Alliance),
Germany declared war on Russia.
Germany declared war on Russia
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
The events that followed…
France had a treaty with Russia (the TripleEntente) so Germany declared war against France.
Germany declared war on France
Germany declared war on Russia
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
The events leading to WWI:
And so the world war begins!
Germany declared war on France
Germany declared war on Russia
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia