The Road to WWI

I. “The Great War” 1914-1918

• Lasted _______ years, and took _________ million lives

• Caused more ______________ than any war in history

• ___________ total soldiers mobilized

World War I: the warring nationsThe table below indicates the date on which each of the Allies and Central Powersentered World War I.Name Date entered warThe AlliesBelgium Aug. 4, 1914Brazil Oct. 26, 1917British Empire Aug. 4, 1914China Aug. 14, 1917Costa Rica May 23, 1918Cuba April 7, 1917France Aug. 3, 1914Greece July 2, 1917Guatemala April 23, 1918Haiti July 12, 1918Honduras July 19, 1918Italy May 23, 1915Japan Aug. 23, 1914Liberia Aug. 4, 1917Montenegro Aug. 5, 1914Nicaragua May 8, 1918Panama April 7, 1917Portugal March 9, 1916Romania Aug. 27, 1916Russia Aug. 1, 1914San Marino June 3, 1915Serbia July 28, 1914Siam July 22, 1917United States April 6, 1917The Central PowersAustria-Hungary July 28, 1914Bulgaria Oct. 14, 1915Germany Aug. 1, 1914Ottoman Empire Oct. 31, 1914

II. Causes of the War

A. Militarism - ______________ & increased military spending

• _________ competed against _________Naval superiority

• Conscription -

Militarism at Work!Militarism at Work!

1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1914

94 130 154 268 289 398

Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br.,

Rus.] in millions of £s.

1910-1914 Increase in Defense

Expenditures

France 10%

Britain 13%

Russia 39%

Germany

73%

Two Armed Camps!Two Armed Camps!Allied Powers:Allied Powers: Central Powers:Central Powers:

B. Alliances (p.422)• Triple Entente- ____________, France,

_________&, ______________• Triple Alliance- Germany,_________,

&______________

II. Causes of the War cont.

• I.

Imperialism( European Rivalries)-_________ competed 4 colonies in Africa & Asia

B. Nationalism

• Nationalism Great pride in 1’s country or ____________

1. Slavic Nationalism

• Slavs were attracted to _______________ or the idea that__________

• Austria did not like this idea

Hymn of Hate- German Song

• “ Hate by water and hate by land; hate of the Heart and hate of the hand;We love as one; we hate as one; We have but one foe alone-England

2. Balkan Wars

Balkans

Powder Keg

III. The Outbreak of War ( The Spark) p.424

A. ________ visited Sarajevo on _________

B. _____ from the _____ plot 2 assassinate the ______

C. _______ shot the duke & his wife

D. Germany(Emperor Wilhelm II) gave Austria a_________________________________

Black Hand- Serbian Terrorist Group

Gavrilo Princip- The Assassin

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IV. Austria Hungary Responds

A. Austria issues severe an Ultimatum (p. 424) or __________________________________

B. Serbia ______the ultimatum

C. Austria Hungary declares war _______on _______.

D. Mobilization (424)-

E. Russia (Czar Nicholas II) decides to____________________

F. France decides to support__________________

The Schlieffen Plan