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• What causes conflict? (What are things that
happen/occur/people do that cause arguments and war?)
Pre-war Europe
Industrial Revolution
industrial boom
created need for
new markets and
raw materials
Imperialism
created economically
and politically
powerful nations
Competition for power and superiority!
The M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI
Imperialism – domination by one country of the economic,
political and/or cultural life of another.
Militarism – to glorify armed strength and the idea of war.
Alliance – agreement made between two or more countries to give
each other help if it is needed.
Nationalism – having extreme pride in one’s country.
Imperialism
• European countries competed with each other to build
bigger empires.
• European countries competed over: land and empires,
navies and armies, power
• Competition created rivalries in amongst them.
• EX: Germany wanted to catch up with Britain. Britain became
suspicious of Germany.
Militarism
• Britain had the biggest navy in the world.
• Germany wanted a big navy, so it began to increase its size.
• Britain felt threatened and began to build more battleships
(Dreadnoughts). Germany responded and built its own.
• An arms race ensued between Britain and Germany.
• Germany also competed with France and Russia to increase
its army.
Alliances
• Competition and rivalries created by imperialism and
militarism created a feeling among European countries that
war was inevitable.
• Countries created alliances for protection. Each country
promised to help the other if war broke out.
• By 1914 two rival alliances had been created
• Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
• Triple Entente: Great Britain, Russia, France
Nationalism
• The success of industrialization and imperialism created
great feelings of national pride in European countries.
• These nations wanted to assert their power.
• Other countries in Europe like Austria-Hungary and the
Balkans region had many ethnic minorities, creating
nationalist tension.
• Each ethnic group longed for independence.

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Main causes of wwi ppt

  • 1. Do Now • What causes conflict? (What are things that happen/occur/people do that cause arguments and war?)
  • 2. Pre-war Europe Industrial Revolution industrial boom created need for new markets and raw materials Imperialism created economically and politically powerful nations Competition for power and superiority!
  • 3. The M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI Imperialism – domination by one country of the economic, political and/or cultural life of another. Militarism – to glorify armed strength and the idea of war. Alliance – agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help if it is needed. Nationalism – having extreme pride in one’s country.
  • 4. Imperialism • European countries competed with each other to build bigger empires. • European countries competed over: land and empires, navies and armies, power • Competition created rivalries in amongst them. • EX: Germany wanted to catch up with Britain. Britain became suspicious of Germany.
  • 5. Militarism • Britain had the biggest navy in the world. • Germany wanted a big navy, so it began to increase its size. • Britain felt threatened and began to build more battleships (Dreadnoughts). Germany responded and built its own. • An arms race ensued between Britain and Germany. • Germany also competed with France and Russia to increase its army.
  • 6. Alliances • Competition and rivalries created by imperialism and militarism created a feeling among European countries that war was inevitable. • Countries created alliances for protection. Each country promised to help the other if war broke out. • By 1914 two rival alliances had been created • Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy • Triple Entente: Great Britain, Russia, France
  • 7. Nationalism • The success of industrialization and imperialism created great feelings of national pride in European countries. • These nations wanted to assert their power. • Other countries in Europe like Austria-Hungary and the Balkans region had many ethnic minorities, creating nationalist tension. • Each ethnic group longed for independence.