3.3 In the trenches

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3.3 The smokey, smokey trenches

Part 1

At the end of this lesson...

• You will be able to explain the direct reason that caused World War 1.

Nationalism

Militarism

The murder of Frans Ferdinand

Alliances

Economic Rivalry

Modern Imperialism

What lit the powder keg?

Today:

The Bosnians

• Approximately 50% of the Bosnians did not want to be part of Austria-Hungary. 
• They wanted to be part of Serbia, because they had the same slavic background and spoke a similar language. They were also part of the same orthodox catholic church. 

Sarajevo

The succesor to the Austria-Hungarian throne went to visit the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. 

He was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand.

But a grilled cheese sandwich could have changed everything.....

Would World War 1 have started if Franz-Ferdinand had lived?

Chaos ensues

• Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because they blame them for the death of their crown prince. 
• Russia was an ally of Serbia and they started the mobilization process.
• This upset Austria-Hungary's ally, Germany and they declared war on Russia. 
• France (Russia's ally) was told by Germany to stay neutral. France didn't comply and thus Germany declared war on France. 

Homework

Paragraph 3.3 exercise 1, 2 3b, 3c and 4

In the meantime, I will answer your questions about the test.