Causes of World War 1

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WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:

• Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
• Serbia burned their flag.
• Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
• Serbia won more Olympic medals.

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Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.

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The German invasion of Belgium brought which country into the war?

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Britain

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The belief 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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Militarism

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The term that relates to one country taking over another during the later half of the Nineteenth Century was?

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Imperialism

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The war might have involved only two nations, if not for

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the alliance system.

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Nationalism

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A devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation.

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World War started in _______ in 1914.

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Europe