1914-1918:TheWorldatWarDifferingViewpoints“FamilyFeud”“FalloftheEagles”“TheWartoEndAllWars”“TheWarto‘MaketheWorldSafeforDemocracy’”GermanUnification1871GermanyVsFranceCausesoftheWar1.TheAllianceSystemTripleEntente:TripleAlliance:TwoArmedCamps!AlliedPowers:CentralPowers:TheMajorPlayers:1914-17NicholasII[Rus]GeorgeV[Br]Pres.Poincare[Fr]AlliedPowers:FranzJosef[A-H]WilhelmII[Ger]VictorEmmanuelII[It]CentralPowers:EnverPasha[Turkey]Europein19142.Militarism&ArmsRace18701880189019001910191494130154268289398TotalDefenseExpendituresfortheGreatPowers[Ger.,A-H,It.,Fr.,Br.,Rus.]inmillionsof£s.1910-1914IncreaseinDefenseExpendituresFrance10%Britain13%Russia39%Germany73%3.Economic&ImperialRivalries4.AggressiveNationalismPan-Slavism:TheBalkans,1914The“PowderKeg”ofEuropeThe“Spark”ArchdukeFranzFerdinand&HisFamilyTheAssassination:SarajevoTheAssassin:GavriloPrincipWho’sToBlame?TheSchlieffenPlanMobilizationIt'salongwaytoTipperary,It'salongwaytogo;It'salongwaytoTipperary,TothesweetestgirlIknow!Goodbye,Piccadilly,Farewell,LeicesterSquare,It'salong,longwaytoTipperary,Butmyheart'srightthere!HomebyChristmas!Nomajorwarin50years!Nationalism!