Causes Of WW1 Flashcards
Why was it known as the Great War?
Not because it was great but because the world had never experienced such a big war before.
Why was known as “the war to end all wars”?
Because of the devastating amount of lives lost (9 million, more than 5000 a day for over 4 years) and such as the horror felt at this enormous death toll that many calked it “the war to end all wars”.
Explain how the long term of Nationalism was one way that started the war.
At the beginning of the twentieth century people started to take a great pride in their countries. People of different nations were convinced that their way of doing things and that Thier country was the best and the way to show that, for many leaders if Europe, was by having a war with your rivals (especially in Europe).
Explain how the long term of Militarism was one way that started the war.
People toke great pride in their armies and navies. To make sure theirs was the best they spent lots of money on it. No one wanted the smallest army. There was no point in having a huge army and nit using it. So then when countries fell out the temptation was always there to use their weapons.
Explain how the long term of Imperialism was one way that started the war.
As many of the European countries had empires, there had race to gain control of other nations, particularly in Africa. This led to tension and fierce rivalries among them. They began to see each other as a threat to their overseas possessions and saw war as the only way to remove this threat permanently.
What happened as the countries began to feel threatened?
They began to look for friends to help back them up in a war- known as allies.
What countries made up the Triple Entente?
Russia, France and Britain
What countries made the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
What was the idea of alliances?
To put people off starting a war as it would mean fighting against three nations instead of one. Although this made them feel more secure, it meant it would only take one small disagreement between any two nations involved, and all of Europe would be dragged into a war.
