world war i begins. long term causes of the war nationalism imperialism militarism alliance system
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World War I Begins
Long Term Causes of the War
• Nationalism• Imperialism• Militarism• Alliance System
Triple Entente (Allies)
• Britain• France• Russia• The United States
Triple Alliance (Central)
• Germany• Austrian-Hungarian Empire• Ottoman Empire
Map of Europe 1914
The Balkans
• Part of Austria Hungary• Comprised of many
different ethnic groups• Many wanted nation of
their own
Franz Ferdinand
• Heir to the Austrian-Hungarian Throne
• Assassinated by Serbian nationalist group
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuLviBGy7Yc
Alliance System Produces War
• A-H declared war on Serbia
• Russia declared war on A-H
• Germany declared war on Russia
• Germany declared war on France
• Great Britain declared war on Germany and A-H
Alliance System in Action
The Schlieffen Plan
No Man’s Land
• Barren expanses of mud• Area of land separating
opposing trenches
Trench Warfare
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeJkpsOqQgc
Divided Loyalties
• Many Americans were against the war
• Socialists and Pacifists• Seen as a European
affair
• German-American sympathized with Central Powers
• Many Americans sympathized with Britain (special relationship)
Neutrality Breaks Down
• Economic connection to Allied Powers– British Blockade– Trade with Britain and
France– Wanted to ensure debts
were paid– Businesses also saw
opportunity in war
• German Aggression– Deadly German U-Boat
Attacks– Lusitania, Sussex, and
Arabic all sunk– The Zimmerman
Telegram
The British Blockade
• United States could not trade freely with Germany
• Germany had a hard time getting food
• Resorted to submarine warfare
The Lusitania
• May 7, 1915• British Liner Sunk• 128 Americans were
killed
The Arabic + Sussex
• August, 1915• British Liner Sunk• 2 Americans killed
• March, 1916• French Liner Sunk• 80 dead including
Americans• Results in Sussex Pledge
to stop submarine warfare
The Zimmerman Note
• Telegram from Germany to Mexico
• Proposed an alliance to Mexico
• Germany would support Mexico’s attempt to gain lost lands
Woodrow Wilson’s War Message
• April 2, 1917• “The world must be
made safe for democracy”