Transcript Diplomacy & The Great War

1914-1918:
The World
at War
Causes
of the
War
MAIN Causes
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Militarism
The belief that a country should increase its
army and/or navy and use them to get what
it wants.
An example of militarism is when the
Germans built up their navy to prove that
they were as powerful as Britain.
Militarism
Alliances
 An official agreement between countries
or people.
 Ms. Haynes’ and Ms. Luna’s classes
formed an alliance against Mr. Morris’
class.
Alliances
Alliances
Triple Entente:
Great Britain
Triple Alliance:
Germany
France
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Italy
Map of Alliances in Europe
Two Armed Camps!
Allied Powers:
Central Powers:
Germany
Great Britain
France
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Italy
Ottoman Turkey
Imperialism
 The control of one country by another.
 The Scramble for Africa is an example of
European imperialism.
Imperialism
Imperialism
Nationalism
 A strong sense of pride in your country
and/or people, sometimes including a
belief that your country is better than other
countries.
 Many people display their nationalism by
hanging or wearing their country’s flag.
Nationalism
The
“Spark”
Archduke Franz Ferdinand &
His Family
The Assassination: Sarajevo
The Assassin:
Gavrilo
Princip
July Crisis
Timeline of Events
June 28
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand,
heir to the throne of Austro-Hungarian
empire, in Sarajevo, Bosnia
July 6
Germany offers support to Austria-Hungary
July 28
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
July 30
Russia and Austria-Hungary began to mobilize
armies
July 31
Germany demanded that Russia demobilize.
Germany demands that France declare herself
neutral in the event of war with Russia within
the next 12 hours.
The Schlieffen Plan
August 1
Germany declares war on Russia
August 2
Germany demands that Belgium remain
neutral while German troops move
through on the way to France
August 3
Belgium rejects Germany’s demand of
neutrality after Britain states it will
support Belgium.
Germany declares war on France
August 4
Germany invades neutral Belgium
Britain declares war on Germany
German Atrocities in Belgium
The press in Britain and France claimed that the Germans were
brutal when they invaded Belgium. However, there is little
evidence to support these accusations. These rumors did serve
to create outrage among the public in France and Britain.
What You Should Know
Assassination and July Crisis
 Assassination of Archduke of Austria – Hungary
created the July Crisis, a two-month long
diplomatic crisis
 Countries began to mobilize their militaries in
case war broke out => created distrust
 At the same time, they tried to negotiate with
each other.
Stop and look at
documents!
Recruitment
Mobilization
 Home by Christmas!
 Excitement for war!
 War for Civilization
 Nationalism!
It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go;
It's a long way to Tipperary,
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye, Piccadilly,
Farewell, Leicester Square,
It's a long, long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there!
What You Should Know
Recruitment
 Germany had a large army already, but
other nations, like Britain, had to recruit an
army
 Thousands of young men volunteered to go
to war
Recruitment Posters
What You Should Know
Reactions to War
 People thought the war would be over by
Christmas
 Lots of excitement for war
 Many Germans believed they were
defending themselves from their enemies
that surrounded them
 The Allies believed it was a war to save
civilization from the aggressive Germans
 Lots of national pride! (Nationalism)
Recruits of the
Central Powers
A German Soldier
Says Farewell to
His Mother
AustroHungarians
New French Recruits
A Young Australian Recruit
Men Enlisting in Britain
in 1914
A German Boy Pretends to Be a
Soldier
Men Enlisting in Canada
Posters:
Wartime
Propaganda
Australian Poster
American Poster
Financing the War
The Western Front:
A “War of
Attrition”
A Multi-Front War
The Western Front
Trench Warfare
Trench Warfare
“No Man’s
Land”
Sacrifices in War