Grade 10 Canadian History-World War 1

OG Triple Entende (Allies)

UK, France, Russia

OG Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Turkey

Alligeince with Triple Alliance

Belgium and Serbia

Alligeince with Triple Entende

Serbia and Montenegro

Allies with Russia

British Leader

King George V

Russian Leader

Tsar Nicholas II

German Leader

Kaiser Wilhem II

French leader

Georges Clemenceau

Austria-Hungary Leader

Franz Joseph

Austria-Hungary Heir to the Throne

Franz Ferdinand

US Leader

President Woodrow Wilson

Canada Leader

Prime Minister Robert Borden

Italy Leader

King Victor Emmanuel III

Background Causes of World War 1

Miltarism, alliance System, imperalism, nationalism

Militarism definition

The militaries started getting stronger and gathering weapons

Alliance System Definition

When countries were allied to some countries, so they were also opposed to other countries that those same countries were opposed too

Imperalism Definition

The major nations wanted overseas colonies to get goods to sell

Nationalism Definition

Feeling very proud of your country; your country is always in the right

How did militarism cause WW1

Showed expectation of tension between countries

How did alliance System cause world War 1

Europe was divided into two: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy on one side and Britain, France, and Russia on the other

How did imperialism cause World War 1

All of the countries wanted certain overseas territories which caused a lot of tension

How did nationalism cause World War 1?

Means dislike and distrust of other countries, causing tension

Immediate cause of World War 1

Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Bosnia was annexed by

Austria-Hungary

Bosnian-Serbs wanted

to be a part of Serbia

The Black Hand Terrorist Gavrilo Princip

assasinated Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie

Austria issues an ultimatum to Serbia:

arrest everyone involved, issue an apology, allow Austrian-Hungarian troops in

Serbia refuses one part of the ultimatum because

did not want Austrian-Hungarian troops in their country

Who will defend Serbia?

Russia

Austria attacks Serbia so

Russia mobilizes it’s armies to defend Serbia, and Germany mobilizes it’s armies to defend Austria-Hungary

What armies are mobilized to begin World War 1?

France and Britain to defend Russia

What led to trench warfare?

The breakdown of the Schlieffen Plan