Unit 6 Objective 9 - Causes Of Wwi

Ob jec ti ve 9: Cau se s o f W or ld War I

Qu estio ning N eutralit y  The United States began to question their policy of neutrality in world affairs

Ar chduke F rancis Ferdin and  his assassination sparked the start of WWI

Zimm erma n No te  a message sent by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico trying to get Mexico to enter the Central Powers.

Ca uses of WW I  Militarism  Countries were spending money to create strong militaries  1890- Germany had the strongest (Britain became worried)

Ca uses of WW I  Alliances  Countries had secret alliances/deals with each other

Ca uses of WW I  Imperialism  The policy of extending a nation’s control over other countries by economic, political or military force

Ca uses of WW I  Nationalism  Competition between countries reached an all time high  Various ethnic groups looked to large countries for protection

Tr ench Warfare

Na val Wa rfa re