PPT-The First World War 1914-1918

Causes of the War Historians have traditionally cited four longterm causes of the First World War NATIONALISM a devotion to the interests and culture of ones nation IMPERIALISM Economic and political control over weaker nations. WWI . THE GREAT WAR. The Real Face of War.... M – . Militarism. : the policy of the government making the military very strong. . A – . Alliances system. : where countries make agreements that if they are attacked the friendly country will help them.. HI136 History of Germany. Lecture 5. The July Crisis. 28 June:. Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo.. 5 July:. Kaiser Wilhelm II offers Germany’s unconditional support (the ‘blank cheque’) to Austria-Hungary.. HI290- History of Germany. Factors leading up to the war:. Wilhelminian. . Weltpolitik. . with its blunders and sense of entitlement. System of alliances; Entente Cordiale/Triple Entente (Russia, France, . Cluster 3: Becoming a Sovereign Nation. Militarism: . military spirit. It is a policy of maintaining a strong military organization in aggressive preparedness for war. . Germany was competing with the UK to build battleships.. HI290- History of Germany. Factors leading up to the war:. Wilhelminian. . Weltpolitik. . with its blunders and sense of entitlement. System of alliances; Entente Cordiale/Triple Entente (Russia, France, . ). Section 1 . America Enters World War I. Learning Objectives. Identify the causes of World War I.. Analyze the impact of technological innovations in weaponry that resulted in stalemate on the Western Front.. Want this PowerPoint?. www.michaelmolkentin.com. In explaining the outcome of the Great War how important was the home front relative to the battle front?. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. What?. Total war is the commitment of a nation’s entire human and material resources to the attainment of victory in an armed conflict. . First . World War 1914–18. Australian troops in the Turkish Lone Pine . trenches.. Australia's . early involvement in the Great War included the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force landing at . It was a global military conflict that took place mainly in Europe between 1914 & 1918.. It was a . total war. which left great devastation, millions dead and shaped the modern world.. World War I created a decisive break with the old world order that had emerged after the Napoleonic Wars. The results of World War I would be important factors in the development of World War II; 21 years later. “. Wilsonian. ” Foreign Policy. Progressives set out to “reform” the world.. “Like a troubled man angered by his own uncertainty, the country aggressively demanded international conformity to democratic goals it now believed might be slipping out of domestic reach.” . Many historians today regard Imperial Germany as the aggressor in 1914, but almost all Germans BELIEVED at first that they were fighting a legitimate war of national defense against Russian aggression. . First . World War 1914–18. Australian troops in the Turkish Lone Pine . trenches.. Australia's . early involvement in the Great War included the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force landing at . Unit 4 Enduring Understandings. 1.. . Nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances propelled the industrialized nations of the world into a devastating and global conflict. .. 2. Advancements in technology changed the very nature of war. The Great War. Setting The Stage For War. Causes of World War I. M. . ilitarism. A. . lliances. . N. . ationalism. . I. . mperialism. A. . ssassination. C. . ompetition. . M. ilitarism .