https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5 Causes of World War One en-us 2017-01-31 14:11:26 UTC 2026-03-17 01:38:28 UTC hello@padlet.com ol_kj https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/156990455 Immediate cause - assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

Alliances
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism ]]> 2017-03-01 12:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/156990455 ol_kj https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159624164 28th June 1914 in Sarajevo the Archduke and his wife, Sophie, were both shot and killed. They were shot by Gavrilo Princip.]]> 2017-03-13 11:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159624164 ol_kj https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159624948 Kitchener created a volunteer army so there would be plenty of men to fight. You had to be between 18 and 41 to join the army. Younger teenagers tried to join because they wanted to be treated like men and thought that war would be exciting.
Priests and ministers were exempt along with people who failed the medical test or did important jobs like drive trains, work in the coal mines, shipyards and munitions factories or were farmers.]]> 2017-03-13 11:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159624948 ol_kj https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159626755 The Triple Alliance - Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy formed in 1882.
The Triple Entente was created in reaction to this. It was made up of Britain, France and Russia.

]]> 2017-03-13 11:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159626755 ol_kj https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159627311

]]> 2017-03-13 11:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159627311 ol_kj https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159627855 It is a belief that their country is more important and more powerful than any other country in the world. Government and the media celebrated how great their nations were and made fun of enemy countries they saw as weak.]]> 2017-03-13 11:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159627855 ol_kj https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159629338 Nationalism - the belief that your country is better than others. This made nations assertive and aggressive.
Imperialism - the desire to conquer colonies, especially in Africa. This brought the powers into conflict - Germany wanted an empire. France and Britain already had empires.
Militarism (Arms Race) - the attempt to build up a strong army and navy gave nations the means and will to make war.
Alliances - in 1882, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy formed the Triple Alliance. This alarmed, France, Britain and Russia. By 1907, they had all joined the Triple Entente. Europe was divided into two armed camps, to help each other if there was a war.]]> 2017-03-13 11:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159629338 ol_kj https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159630308 This was the fight to own other countries abroad. They were increasing their power by using military force to rule other lands or countries.]]> 2017-03-13 11:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159630308 ol_kj https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159631442 The European countries considered powerful were, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Britain, Russia, France.
all these powerful countries started spending a lot of money on their Defense Forces, including increasing their military technology,number of weapons and trained soldiers.]]> 2017-03-13 11:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ol_kj/f6sc95jnw7u5/wish/159631442