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Page 1: Reviewing the causes of WWI - Weebly...Militarism –building up the military •Increased spending on the military •Increasing the size of the army ... to war against the U.S. and

Reviewing the causes of WWI

&

America’s Entrance

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The “Main” Causes of World war i

•Militarism – the building up of the military

•Alliances – association for mutual protection

• Imperialism - “empire-building”

•Nationalism – patriotism, self-determination

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Militarism – building up the military

• Increased spending on the military

• Increasing the size of the army

• Increasing the size of the navy

• New weapons technology – new weapons

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AlliancesTriple Alliance (Central powers)

•Germany

•Austria – Hungary

•Ottoman empire

Triple Entente (Allied Powers)

•Great Britain

•France

•Russia

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Imperialism

•“empire-building”

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nationalism•Patriotism

•Love & loyalty

•Self-determination

•The desire “to be”

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The “Main” Causes of World war i

•Militarism – the building up of the military

•Alliances – association for mutual protection

• Imperialism - “empire-building”

•Nationalism – patriotism, self-determination

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Catalyst to a warAssassination of franz ferdinand

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…but will the us join this mess?

…we came close, but not yet!•Sinking the lusitania

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From “he kept us out of war”…to

war!Zimmerman Telegram

message from Germany to Mexico…go to war against the U.S. and get new

Mexico, Arizona, Texas back!

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Causes of World War I PowerPoint (to be answered on the

Microsoft Form below).

1. What were the underlying causes of World War I?

2. What event triggered the outbreak of WWI?

3. What event ALMOST led to America’s entry into WWI?

4. What event ultimately led to America’s entrance into WWI?

5. Why did this event trigger America’s entry into WWI?

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-x3OL5-

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To answer the following questions:1. Click on the link to go to the Microsoft form2. If that doesn’t work, open a new window and Copy and paste the link below onto the

new url line. 3. Answer in complete sentences