M.A.I.N.

Question 1

What is militarism?

Answer 1

A belief that a country should maintain its strong military in case of war.

Question 2

What are alliances in the context of WW1?

Answer 2

Triple Alliance - Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

Triple Entente - UK, France, and Russia

Question 3

Define imperialism.

Answer 3

The policy of making one’s land larger by forcefully taking over foreign land

Question 4

What is nationalism?

Answer 4

The strong feeling for one’s country or ethnic group.

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The 4 M.A.I.N. causes of WW1 include militarism, alliances, ________, and nationalism.

Answer 5

imperialism

Question 6

True or False: The Schlieffen Plan was a military strategy used by Germany during WW1.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

List the countries involved in the Triple Alliance.

Answer 7

• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Italy

Question 8

Fill in the blank: Nationalism led various ethnic groups in the Balkans to seek ________ from Austria-Hungary.

Answer 8

independence

Question 9

True or False: Imperialism involves voluntary agreements between countries.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Example of imperialism

Answer 10

Britain, Germany, and France competed for dominance in Africa.

Question 11

Example of Nationalism

Answer 11

In the Balkans, various ethnic groups (Serbians, Bosnians, Croatians, Slovenians) wanted independence from Austria-Hungary.

Question 12

List countries involved in the Triple Entente

Answer 12

UK, France, Russia

Question 13

Example of militarism

Answer 13

Germany planning to be ready in case of war using their Schlieffen Plan.

Question 15

Define alliances

Answer 15

Alliances are agreements between two groups or countries to receive help from eachother incase of a war