1. Continue Entry: WWI (1914WWI (1914--1918) 1918)

2. Why was WWI called the “Great War”and the “war to end all wars”?

By the end of class are objectives are to: - identify the political and military forces that took root in Europe in the late 1800s - summarize the events that set World War I in motion

EQ: Evaluate the extent to which World War I fits our model for conflict.

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Rise of Nationalism:• Unifying force within countries

• Cause of competition between nations

• Territorial disputes

Chain Reaction :• Austria declares war on Serbia

• Russia mobilizes to support Serbia– Expects Germany to enter and moves toward border

• Germany declares war on Russia

• Russia looks to France for help

• Germany declares war on France

"The lamps are going out all

over Europe; we shall not see

them lit again in our lifetime.“

-Sir Edward Grey (Foreign Secretary)

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