causes of WW1 Flashcards
1
Q
who was assasinated
A
archduke franz ferdinand
2
Q
militarism
A
created an arms base and fear of neighbouring nations. german attempted to compete on a naval standpoint with britain, building more and more ships
3
Q
alliances
A
created to check the balance of power between nations. the triple alliance in 1882 and the tripple entente in 1907
4
Q
imperialism
A
the british and french empires made germany jealous as it tried to colonize parts of africa
5
Q
nationalism
A
created the feeling that countries were better than others
