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World War One1914-1918
#1.
An Austrian (Archduke Ferdinand) was killed in Bosnia by a man from Serbia
=
WAR!Because…
#2.
Russia supports Serbia
Serbia =(where murderer was from)
and…
Austria supports Bosnia
Austria = where Ferdinand was from Bosnia = where murder happened
#3. Austria wants to attack Serbia for killing one of their men!
Austria = where Ferdinand was fromSerbia = where murderer was from
#4.Russia wants to attack
Austria
Russia is friends with Serbia and Austria wants to attack Serbia
#5.Russia threatens Austria
because Russia supports Serbia and
Serbia dislikes Austria due to murder
Which leads to…
#6.
Austria calls in Germany for support
#7.Germany wants to attack Russia and France
because they threatened Austria
#8.
France calls Belgium for help!
= Belgium helping France
#9. Belgium calls Britain for support!
= Britain helping Belgium
Causes of World War One
Reason #1
ALLIANCE SYSTEM:Nations agreeing to help and support one another
An attack on one country would trigger a war involving many countries.
Reason #2MURDER: June 28, 1914Archduke Fran Ferdinand and wife Sophie
• Born in Austria • Heir of the Austro-Hungarian empire
What happened?
Franz Ferdinand was shot through the neck and died
His pregnant wife, Sophie, was shot in the stomach and died.
The gunman was arrested after he had drank cyanide and attempted suicide.
Reason #3:
NATIONALISM
Nationalism encouraged small nations to gain power in the world
= Small nations wanting to break away from large nations
(ex: Great Britain)
= FIGHTING
Reason #4
IMPERIALISM
Few areas were left to colonize =
Less land, money, and power=
FIGHTING
Reason #5
MILITARISM: Strengthen armies to protect land, money, and
power
• Germany, France, and Russia developed HUGE armies
• Great Britain had the world’s strongest and largest navy
• Nations challenged each other’s military strength and power
In your notebook…
1. List five World War One causes 2. Create a cartoon strip that
represents what you learned today