Causes of WW1

Causes of WW1

Multiple Choice

What acronym is used to explain the causes of WW1?

• ANIME

• MANIA

• MAIN

• MANAI

Multiple Choice

True or False: Militarism is when countries focus on building up their military capabilities

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Leading up to WW1, why were most European countries building up their military?

• To take over smaller countries to gain access to resources

• They knew war was coming

• European countries were in alliances with each other

• The United States had declared war on Europe

Multiple Choice

What country was building up its military and making Great Britain nervous?

• Austria-Hungary

• Germany

• France

• United States

Multiple Choice

What event triggered World War I?

• Germany invading Belgium

• France forming an alliance with Russia

• France and Great Britain invading Africa

• Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Multiple Choice

Which reason below explains why Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated?

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Alliances

• Militarism

Multiple Choice

True or False: The assassination of Franz Ferdinand angered France.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which nation did Austria-Hungary turn to for help after Ferdinand's assassination?

• France

• Serbia

• Germany

• Russia

Multiple Choice

Which statement below is correct about alliances prior to WWI?

• Alliances meant that multiple countries would have to fight in WWI

• Alliances made it possible for some European countries to avoid war

• Alliances were straight forward and remained the same

• Russia was not in an alliance and remained neutral

Poll

Which factor played the most important role in starting World War I?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

Open Ended

Explain why you chose the factor you did from the previous slide.