The Begining of WWI World History Unit 5 Contains One Crash Course Video Episode 209 How WW1 Began Essential Questions Looking in hindsight what things could have been done differently to avoid the start of WWI ID: 550368
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Events and Ideas #2The Begining of WWI
World History
Unit 5Slide2
Contains One Crash Course Video:
Episode
#209: How WW1 BeganSlide3
Essential Question/Reflection:
Looking in hindsight, what things could have been done differently to avoid the start of WWI?Slide4
The Balkans - 1914Slide5
The Balkans
Late 1800s, the Ottoman Empire was in decline
.
By 1888, Greece, Serbia, Romania, and Montenegro were independent.
Bulgaria operated independently with protection from
Russia
Bosnia and Herzegovina were under the protection of Austria-Hungary. Slide6
The Balkans
Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina outright.
Look up and write down the definition of
annexed
(
as it refers to a country annexing another)
Serbia was looking for a larger kingdom and had their eye on those two countries.
Russia supported the Serbs in their quest for a larger kingdom.
The Black Hand was a Serbian terrorist organization that wanted to free Bosnia from Austria-Hungary.
Members of the Black Hand
“Unification or Death”Slide7
Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke Ferdinand is the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
.
Ferdinand and his wife visited Sarajevo in Bosnia for a “states visit.” Slide8
The Assassination(Just read the story on the next two pages and summarize it in a few sentences in your notes)
Early on June 28th, 1914, six members of the Black Hand lay in wait for the motorcade carrying the Archduke and his pregnant wife, Sophie. The motorcade passed the 1
st
two assassins, but they failed to act. The third assassin threw a bomb at the carriage of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife. The bomb glanced off the auto carriage and because it had a 10 second delay, it exploded under the auto carriage of the accompanying car behind them, seriously injuring the occupants and bystanders. Having failed, the assassin swallowed cyanide and then jumped in the near by river to escape, but it was only 5” deep. The cyanide was too old and just made him throw up. He was grabbed by police and severely beaten before being taken into custody.Slide9
The Assassination
Archduke Ferdinand continued on and gave his speech. After the speech the Archduke and Sophie decided on visiting the hospital where the victims of the bombing had been taken. When leaving his driver took a wrong turn and had to reverse the car, causing it to stall by a café.
Gavrilo
Princip
, a member of the back hand was coming out of the café right when the car stopped. Gavrilo took a gun from under his coat and fired twice. The first round struck the archduke’s wife in the stomach. The second round struck the archduke near the heart. Archduke Ferdinand is said to have said, “Sophie, my Sophie, don’t die, live for our children.” and then he died.
Before the attackSlide10Slide11
The Start of WWI
Gavrilo
Princip’s
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the “spark”
that started
World War I
Gavrillo
ends up dying in prison of tuberculosis. Slide12
Murder and the Summer of 1914
The Black Hand assassinates Archduke Ferdinand on June 28
th
.
Austria-Hungary is afraid of dragging Russia into war.
Germany gives its “full support” to Austria-Hungary.
War is declared on Serbia on July 28th.
Ethnic distributions in
Austria-HungarySlide13
The Russian Response
Czar Nicholas II wants to “partially” mobilize his forces against Austria.
All war plans require a full mobilization.
Czar Nicholas II orders the full mobilization.
Mobilizing an army is considered an act of war.
Germany considers Russia’s movement of troops to the border… WAR
Russian troops in campSlide14
The German Ultimatum
Germany gives Russia 12 hours to stand down its armies.
On August 1st, Germany declares war on Russia.
The Schlieffen Plan is put into operation. Slide15
Germany’s Attack
Though at war with Russia, Germany violates Belgium neutrality to attack France!
On August 4th, Great Britain declares war on Germany.
German infantry in positionSlide16
General Schlieffen
German General
His
Plan
:
Holding action against Russia
.
Rapid strike into France through Belgium.
With
France out of the war, turn all forces against Russia.
The Schlieffen PlanSlide17
Schlieffen Plan
Two-front
war with France and Russia
France had formed alliance with Russia
1894
Rapid
invasion of France, then move against the Russians – had to cut through Belgium, which was a neutral country Slide18
Crash Course:
How did the War start
Episode
209 -Complete
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd2ch4XV84s Slide19
Essential Question/Refection:
Looking in hindsight, what things could have been done differently to avoid the start of WWI?