Causes of WWI

Causes of WWI

Background

Multiple Choice

How was militarism connected to industrialization?

• Industrialized nations had modern armies and mass produced weapons

• Industrialized nations pursued peace, not war

• Industrialized nations gave weapons to random colonies so that they could fight for independence

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a reason that the nations militarized?

• They believed that new weapons would speed up warfare

• Tensions were rising across Europe because of large armies

• New weapons were mass produced

• Nations knew that war was not an option in the modern age

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of an alliance system in Europe?

• Members would defend each other

• Members would fight each other

• Members would trade goods

• Members would ignore each other

Open Ended

How did the alliance system in Europe lead to a world war?

Multiple Choice

Why did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to a world war?

• Austria-Hungary went to war with Serbia, which triggered the alliance system

• Austria-Hungary had a peace summit with Serbia

• Something other than these things

Open Ended

How did imperialism lead to World War 1?