arming for war nationalism leads to militarism. concept attainment: militarism the greatness of war...
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Arming For WarNationalism leads to
Militarism
Concept Attainment: MilitarismThe Greatness of War
- Heinrich Von Treitschke
• What must the individual forget for the sake of the state?
• What fosters war?
• How is Christianity “perverted” by militarism?
• According to Treitschke what will God insure?
• According to this excerpt what is the attitude toward Militarism?
• What is Militarism?
Moving Towards Militarism
• Nationalism leads to imperialism which in turn leads to Militarism.
• Militarism, the policy of glorifying military power and keeping a prepared army for war.
• Chancellor Otto von Bismarck leads nations to victory against France and stability.
Bismarck forces Pacts
• 1879 makes pact between Germany and Austria- Hungary.
• Three years later Italy joins pact forming the Triple Alliance.
• Makes pact with Russia (Which will lapse with Wilhelm II)
Kaiser Wilhelm II• Kaiser Wilhelm II replaces
Bismarck as leader of Germany.
• Militaristic, enlarges German Navy.
• Alarms other nations to forming their own alliances.
• Great Britain, France, and Russia would form the Triple Entente in opposition to Triple Alliance.
Balkans Becomes Powder Keg
• National uprisings in area create uprisings and ethnic clashes.
• Serbians try to create their own ethnically majority nations.
• Austria-Hungary looks at Serbia as new area for conquest.
Alliances on the eve of World War I, 1914
• In the following activity you will identify, locate, label, then color in your map of Europe’s World War I Alliances.
• What countries make up the Balkans?
• Based on the map, which alliance would have an advantage if war erupted?