1.  Essential Question:  What caused World War I? 2.  Text From 1914 to 1919, World War I erupted in Europe This “Great War” was the largest, most destructive…

1. The 1st World War Causes 2. The system of alliances• The Triple Alliance or • The Triple Ententethe Central Powers (1907):(1882): – Germany– Great Britain –…

Causes of WWI Causes of WWI Causes of World War I -National identities became important, people were educated in nationalism at school -National pride was based upon industrial…

Slide 1 Ch 33 The Great War The Drift Toward War Slide 2 The Alliances: Triple Alliance Triple Alliance= Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy Franco-Prussian War German victory…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Causes of the First World War Slide 3 From 1870 to 1914, a number of developments gradually increased tensions among the European powers that led to the outbreak…