World War 1 : Causes

Question 1

Long term causes of WW1?

Answer 1

Nationalism,Militarism,Imperialism,Alliances

Question 2

Nationalism

Answer 2

Many people thought their country was the very best; the only way to prove this was through war

Question 3

Militarism

Answer 3

Countries didn’t want small armies - this lead to an arms race and there was no point in habing large, expensive armies without using them

Question 4

Imperialism

Answer 4

Many countries wanted to expand their empire making every empire weary and hostile of one another.

Question 5

Alliances

Answer 5

Alliances were formed to prevent war these alliances were : the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. Made countries think they would be able to fight with back up.

Question 6

Short term reason

Answer 6

Archduke Ferdinand assasinated in 1914 as many Serbians wanted Bosnia to join them as they used to be in the austro-hungarian empire but now ruled by the Austrians