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C ivilians killed 8300000 Combatants killed 19536000 Wounded combatants 61526000 Soldiers mobilized 82400000000 Direct cost of war in 1913 real dollars 18 trillion adjusted for inflation. Isolationism and Neutrality. © Student Handouts, Inc.. Isolationism and Neutrality. BASIC DEFINITIONS. Isolationism. – Neutral with no trade. Nation’s foreign policy calls for neither economic nor political ties with other countries. Long-Term Causes. ARMS RACE. What was a Dreadnought?. Which country tried to build more battle ships than Britain?. How might an arms race help to start a war?. EMPIRES. Why did the countries of Europe want big empires?. How did World War 1 Start. World War 1 started in 1914.There was a lot of tension between the European . contries. and it was only going to take a small trigger to start a war. That came in 1914 when a duke/prince called Franz Ferdinand was . 46 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.010.000.000.000.010.000.000.000.000.01160.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00170.000.000 Why Does It Matter and Why Was Canada Involved?. WHY DOES WORLD WAR TWO MATTER?. Most Violent Human Conflict in History. 60-80 million people died during the Second World War. 45 400 Canadian soldiers died. SS5H4. U.S. Involvement in. Standards. SS5H4 Describe the U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I. . a. Explain how German attacks on U.S. shipping during the war in Europe (1914- 1917) ultimately led the U.S. to join the fight against Germany; include the sinking of the Lusitania and concerns over safety of U.S. ships, U.S. contributions to the war, and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. . Element. : Explain the aggression and conflict leading to World War II in Europe and Asia to include the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the Spanish Civil War, the Rape of Nanjing in China, and the German annexation of the Sudetenland.. Objective:. To Understand the causes of World War II.. To understand the major events that occurred during the war.. To understand the major turning points during the war.. To understand the events that led to the end of the war.. Chapters 22-25 . History Alive!. , Ch. 11 . Americans. History Alive!.  . Ch. . 22: From Neutrality to War . p. . 283-291. “Was it in the national interest of the US to stay neutral or declare war in 1917?”. Causes of World War I. Imperialism. The rise of imperialism led to economic rivalries among the major European powers. Each wanted to have more colonies than their rivals.. Causes of World War I. Militarism. World War I. Nationalism. Militarism. Imperialism. Alliance . Systems. Nationalism. A devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation. . Leads to rivalries among countries. Many ethnic groups are fighting for independence from larger countries.. 1. Freedom of the seas.. 2. American resentment of Britain.. 3. American belief that the Brits in Canada were arming and encouraging the Indians.. 4. American ambition to annex Canada and Florida.. Imperialism . Imperialism is . a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. . This made people want to prove their right so they adventured off to concur and break down areas of land. Africa's land was divided by the Europeans without any sympathy. This split tribes and nations apart making them ruled by a European country. The same exact thing happened to Asia only they put up more of a fight. Although both Africa and Asia won the fights, Africa lost a lot more men then Asia. Underlying causes. What causes most wars. Extreme . nationalism. (“Super Patriotism” or love for one’s country). Imperialism: . Spreading the political or economic control of one country over another.