The Causes of WW1

Question 0

What countries were in the Triple Entente (1907)?

Answer 0

France, Britain, and Russia

Question 1

What countries were in the Triple Alliance? (1882)

Answer 1

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Question 2

What is militarism? And how has it contributed to cause WW1?

Answer 2

Militarism: the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

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Question 3

What is imperialism? And how has it contributed to cause WW1?

Answer 3

Imperialism: a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. “the struggle against imperialism”historical
rule by an emperor.

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Question 4

What is nationalism? And how has it contributed to cause WW1?

Answer 4

Nationalism: patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.

-contributed: pride of their country, or increases their pride, and in doing this in the years leading up to WWI, added to militarism and imperialism. Countries built up their armies, added more weapons for more power, to show that they were better or deserved respect from the other countries.

Question 5

What is the significance of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

Answer 5

The assassination of Franz-Ferdinand and Sophie set off a rapid chain of events: Austria-Hungary, like many in countries around the world, blamed the Serbian government for the attack and hoped to use the incident as justification for settling the question of Slav nationalism once and for all. As Russia supported Serbia, an Austro-Hungarian declaration of war was delayed until its leaders received assurances from German leader Kaiser Wilhelm that Germany would support their cause in the event of a Russian intervention–which would likely involve Russia’s ally, France, and possibly Britain as well. On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the tenuous peace between Europe’s great powers collapsed. Within a week, Russia, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Serbia had lined up against Austria-Hungary and Germany, and World War I had begun.

Question 6

Which two crises caused tension in other parts of the world leading up to World War One?

Answer 6

• Bosnia crisis

- Moroccan crisis

Question 7

What happened in the Bosnia crisis?

Answer 7

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Question 8

What happened in the Moroccan crisis?

Answer 8

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