World War 1 (Interwar)

• Militarism-military preparedness for dominance

  Alliances- support each other against aggression

  Nationalism- self determination

  Imperialism- fighting for colonies

  Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Alliances


  Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary

  Triple Entente- GB, France, Russia

  Secret Alliances committed nations to defense systems
• Imperialism


  -the most potent causes was the desire to project power on the world stage

  -led to competition for resoources

  -experienced conflicts over existing colonies
• Germany


  -Chief agitators of WWI

  -national unity and power

  -powerful military

  -sought to create their own imperial empire
• Nationalism


  -glory and commonality of own people

  -vilianized opposing countries

  -mass media, education, military
• Assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand


  -Serbian nationalist shot the archduke of Austria-Hungary

  -Austria-Hungary saw it as a threat that demanded retaliation with the help with the alliance system
• Total war


  A war which requires the mobilization of a country's entire military and civilian population in order to fight.
• Propaganda


  Government used all kinds of propaganda to motivate the people by demonizing and exaggerated the enemies and their atrocities.
• People in various states began to view the world as a collection of enemy rivals, and that thier national identities were the most important thing.
• New military technologies


  -machine guns

  -chemical gas

  -tanks
• Trench Warfare


  Led to years of stalemate where casualties mounted but neither side made much progress
• The United States was hesitant to enter the war due to isolatism, but they had existing economic ties with many Allied nations.
• US growing resentment towards Germany

  -sinking of Lusitana

  -The Zimmerman Telegram
• The Zimmerman Telegram

  -intercepted

  -Germany tried to create an alliance with Mexico

  -in promises of helping Mexico reclaim territory from the US
• Treaty of Versailles 1918


  -Central powers lost, Allies won

  -France and Britian used the treaty of punish Germany
• Many colonial troops fought for their imperial master in hopes of earning self-determination (freedom).
• The League of Nations was established as an international organization to promote peace and security among nations.