APWH P6 Causes of WWI

Which countries that did not have alliances with Great Britain.

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

• France

• Japan

• Russia

Which of these was not a cause of WWI?

• European countries were building up their militaries.

• Many European countries signed alliances.

• There was competition among European countries to colonize new lands.

• The Slavic people revolted against the Serbian government to have their own country.

The Serbs and Bosnians' showed _______ because they had strong feelings of pride about their

________, and they wanted their own independent Slavic country.

• Nationalism, Imperialism

• Ethnic Group, Militarism

• Nationalism, Ethnic Group

• Natural Resources, Alliances

After the _______ of Archduke Ferdinand, many countries joined WWI because of _______

that had been made. These countries had a mutual agreement to defend one another against attack.

• Alliances, Militarism

• Natural Resources, Imperialism

• Ethnic Group, Empires

• Assassination, Alliances

France and Germany doubled their armies, and Great Britain and Germany had the world’s largest and

strongest navies because ________ increased as countries realized they needed to have the most

powerful military to protect and expand their empires.

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Ethnic Group

What were the four main causes of WWI?

• Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

• Militarism, Alliances, Natural Resources, Ethnic Groups

• Ethnic Groups, Natural Resources, Imperialism, Nationalism

• Alliances, Natural Resources, Militarism, Nationalism

The term militarism can best be defined as

• loyalty to a nation or ethnic group

• buildup of armaments in preparation for war

• avoidance of military involvement in civil wars

• control of territories for economic and political gain

Which region was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I?

• Iberian Peninsula

• British Isles

• Balkan Peninsula

• Scandinavia

What was the immediate cause of World War I in Europe?

• start of the civil war in Russia

• sinking of the British liner, Lusitania

• assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

• attack on Poland by the German army

What country is on the Central Powers?

• France
• Algeria
• Germany
• Russia