The Road to World War I

Warm-upOn the provided map label:

Major Central PowersGermany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

Major Allied PowersGreat Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Serbia,

Italy

Think…

Norman Angell once said that “the world is too interdependent [and globalized] for a global war to occur.”

Do you agree or disagree with the quote above? Could a World War happen today? Why or why not?

The Great Illusion, 1909.

Uh… my bad guys.

ReviewWho killed Franz Ferdinand?When did WW1 start?Who were the Central Powers?Who were the Allies?Timeline? How did war break out so fast?

So…WHY did war break out in 1914?

Militarism

What comes to mind when you think of militarism?

MilitarismWhen countries adopt a policy of aggressive military buildup to keep up with the militaries of neighboring countries

Example A

Germany decides to increase the size of its navy to match the size and power of Great Britain’s navy. The Germans want to have more naval power.

Example B

British novels and newspapers run multiple stories talking about the heroism of war and how all men who fight for the UK are heroes.

Example CAmerican soldiers come home and are

greeted by their family members who are happy to see them after a long deployment.

Standing armies in Jan. 1914

AlliancesWhat are some characteristics of an alliance?

System of AlliancesThe repeated agreements that one

country holds with another country. The interests of one country may align with another country in opposition to the interests of a third country.

Does the USA have any alliances?NATO

Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

US-Japan AllianceUS-South KoreaUS-PhillipinesUS-IsraelUS-AustraliaUS-Singapore

That’s 33 total!

NationalismWhat are some

examples of nationalism today?

NationalismWhen the citizens of a country

exhibit strong loyalty and devotion to their nation.

Nationalism?Americans wave flags and cheer as the

national anthem is sung at a football game.

Nationalism?Ethnic Serbs decide they want all land that

Serbs live on to become part of Serbia. They want their country to be strong and protect all Serbs.

War Ship Tonnage 1914

ImperialismReview:

Which European countries were major colonial powers?

Where did they have many of their colonies?

ImperialismThe practice of extending the power

and dominion of a country by acquiring territories and areas