Causes Of WW1

Question 1

What is an alliance?

Answer 1

Economic or military agreement between two countries.

Question 2

Explain nationalism.

Answer 2

Nationalism is the belief that your country is better and more important than everyone else’s. As this idea took hold in Europe, countries began turning against each other, trying to become more powerful than everyone else.

Question 3

Explain imperialism.

Answer 3

Imperialism was when countries tried to establish empires, which provided them with more land, materials, and larger armies.

Question 4

Explain militarism.

Answer 4

Militarism is a policy geared towards building building large military forces.

Question 5

What were the alliances in WW1?

Answer 5

Austria-Hungary, Italy and Germany (the triple alliance) vs. England, France, and Russia (the triple entente). Australia and the US also supported the triple entente.

Question 6

What was the trigger of WW1?

Answer 6

The assassination of the heir to the Austria-Hungarian empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He was assassinated on an official visit to Sarajevo, in Bosnia. Austria-Hungary believed that the Serbians had organised the killings. Serbia asked for an international conference to resolve the matters, but Austria-Hungary refused, declaring war on July 28, 1914.