Causes

Question 1

What was the short term cause of WW1

Answer 1

It was the assassination of Archduke Frans Ferdinand of Austria Hungary

Question 2

What are the three long term causes

Answer 2

Rivalry for Empire
The Arms Race
The Political Alliances

Question 3

What is Rivalry for Empire

Answer 3

The British Empire was the largest Empire in the world Britain had colonies all over the world but Germany was unhappy and wanted better and more land

Question 4

What is the Arms Race

Answer 4

Britain has the largest navy in the world but Germany started to develop their navy and this worried the British. A race to build new battleships developed- they started to build dreadnoughts none as the arms race

Question 5

What is the Political Alliances

Answer 5

There were to main alliances which divided Europe into two which was very dangerous. The two alliances were The Triple Alliance- Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. The other one was The Triple Entente- Russia, France and Britain