The Outbreak of World War I: - Lasted 1914 to 1918 - More than 30 countries participated - Over 65 million people fought - Armies made up mostly of colonized people - Allies: Britain, France, Russia and Serbia (later US) - Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire - Timeline: - 1914 - Austrian Archduke Assassinated - Austria blames Serbia - Austria sends ultimatum to Serbia that forces them to decline - Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia - Russia and UK try to talk down Austria Hungary from going into war - Militarism: Russia Railways -> Economic Boom - 4 Main Causes of World War 1: - Militarism: - The belief that military is most important above all else - Countries were able to deploy a lot more troops - Because many countries had a strong belief in their military, they were willing to go to war - Because railways were built to easily send troops which was a threat to non allied nations - Alliances: - An alliance, in this context, is the co-operation between to nations that results in - mutual bene t It was signi cant because without alliances, many country wouldn't have been involved with this war. Cartoon depicting the domino e ect of countries joining the war. - Imperialism - Its a policy extending a nation military, power, in uence or diplomacy. - It was a cause because some countries wanted to take over other due to their belief of imperialism eg. Austria-Hungary's invasion into Serbia - Many troops in the war were from colonized nations so this ties in with militarism. fl ff fi fi - Nationalism: - After the 1871 Franco- Prussian War, uni ed Germany felt extreme feelings of nationalism after this victory - The black hand, a Serbian, nationalist military group, hoped to break free and unite the slavic people occupied by Austria Hungary by killing the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne - Canada joins: - 1914 - Canada joins the war when Britain joins the war with no questions asked - Everyone from coast to coast believed it was their duty to support their "motherland" - Canada is ill prepared - 32,000 men in Quebec - 16 - 19 years old - New Finland sends troops - 1915 - Canada is ready for battle - Trench warfare - Over the timespan of the war, 400,000 men Canadian men volunteered and 24,000 fi were conscripted

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