First World WarFirst World WarFirst World WarFirst World WarI A New Type of WarI A New Type of WarI. A New Type of WarI. A New Type of War
II. Underlying Causes II. Underlying Causes II. Underlying Causes II. Underlying Causes (Levels of (Levels of Analysis)Analysis)
III. Outbreak of III. Outbreak of WarWar
IV E l i i h W IV E l i i h W IV. Explaining the War IV. Explaining the War
V FalloutV FalloutV. FalloutV. Fallout
I. A New Type of WarI. A New Type of War
Global WarGlobal War Unprecedented Unprecedented CCTotal WarTotal War CarnageCarnage
II. Levels of Analysis II. Levels of Analysis –– A. InternationalA. InternationalII. Levels of Analysis II. Levels of Analysis A. InternationalA. International1. Germany Unification1. Germany Unification 2. Military Planning (Rapid)2. Military Planning (Rapid)
B. State/Domestic LevelB. State/Domestic LevelB. State/Domestic LevelB. State/Domestic Level
NationalismNationalismNationalismNationalismSocial DarwinismSocial Darwinism
Multinational Empires Multinational Empires Multinational Empires Multinational Empires
(Austria(Austria--Hungary and Ottoman)Hungary and Ottoman)
A i G P li iA i G P li iAggressive German PoliciesAggressive German Policies
Social UnrestSocial Unrest
Complacency about WarComplacency about War
Kaiser Wilhelm IIKaiser Wilhelm II
Ethnic Groups in AustriaEthnic Groups in Austria--HungaryHungaryEthnic Groups in AustriaEthnic Groups in Austria HungaryHungary
Enthusiasm at the Outbreak of WarEnthusiasm at the Outbreak of War
Adolph Hitler in Munich August 1914Adolph Hitler in Munich August 1914Adolph Hitler in Munich, August 1914Adolph Hitler in Munich, August 1914
C. Individual Level FactorsC. Individual Level FactorsC. Individual Level FactorsC. Individual Level Factors
Weakness of the Key LeadersWeakness of the Key LeadersWeakness of the Key LeadersWeakness of the Key LeadersKaiser Wilhelm IIKaiser Wilhelm II
Tsar NicholasTsar Nicholas
Emperor FranzEmperor Franz--Joseph (Austria)Joseph (Austria)
Dominance of Military Dominance of Military Dominance of Military Dominance of Military Planners in DecisionPlanners in Decision--MakingMaking
Germany’s Schlieffen PlanGermany’s Schlieffen Planyy
T Ni h lTsar Nicholas
III. Outbreak of WarIII. Outbreak of War
July 1914: Austrian July 1914: Austrian A hd k FA hd k FArchduke FranzArchduke Franz--Ferdinand visits Ferdinand visits S jS jSarajevoSarajevo
Serb ‘Black Hand’ Serb ‘Black Hand’ and Gavrillo Principand Gavrillo Princip
The mug shot thatThe mug shot thatlaunched millions of deaths
The Initial German AdvanceThe Initial German AdvanceThe Initial German AdvanceThe Initial German Advance
Germany’s advanceGermany’s advanceGermany s advance Germany s advance halted at the Battle halted at the Battle of the Marneof the Marneof the Marneof the Marne“Race to the Sea”“Race to the Sea”Four years of Four years of stalemate on the stalemate on the Western FrontWestern Front
IV. Explaining the War: RealismIV. Explaining the War: RealismIV. Explaining the War: RealismIV. Explaining the War: Realism
IV. Explaining the War: LiberalismIV. Explaining the War: LiberalismIV. Explaining the War: LiberalismIV. Explaining the War: Liberalism
IV: Explaining the War: IdentityIV: Explaining the War: IdentityIV: Explaining the War: IdentityIV: Explaining the War: Identity
(Combined) Causes (Combined) Causes of World War Iof World War I(Combined) Causes (Combined) Causes of World War Iof World War I
VV. Fallout from WW I. Fallout from WW IVV. Fallout from WW I. Fallout from WW IAttempts to Reduce German PowerAttempts to Reduce German Power
War GuiltWar GuiltReparationsReparationsR d d B dR d d B dReduced BordersReduced BordersDisarmamentDisarmament
N S (S lfN S (S lf D i i )D i i )New States (SelfNew States (Self--Determination)Determination)Collective SecurityCollective SecurityRevolution in RussiaRevolution in RussiaPsychological/CulturalPsychological/Cultural