MAIN causes of WWI

What are the 4 MAIN causes of WWI

• Money, Assassination, Imperialism, Neutrality

• Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

• Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Neutrality

• Money, Assassination, Imperialism, 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

What is nationalism?

• Shame for past transgressions
• An agreement based on mutual benefit
• Irrational hatred toward a specific group of people
• Pride in one's country or people

What is the term called when a country has a lot of pride and believe they are superior to other countries?

• Militarism
• Imperialism
• Nationalism
• Alliances

Having extreme pride in one's country is called__________.

• nationalism

• alliances

• militarism

• imperialism

What are alliances?

• agreements between countries

• countries helping to defend each other

• countries sharing military resources

• all of the above

What was the negative impact of alliances in Europe in 1914?

• Countries helped defend each other

• Countries made agreements

• Alliances made the war larger than it should have been.

• Alliances did not help other countries

What is the term called when two or more countries agree to work together and help each other?

• Militarism
• Imperialism
• Nationalism
• Alliances

What year did WWI begin? 

• 1918
• 1939
• 1914
• 1917

“By the 1890s, the great land armies of France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia had no equals on earth except one another. Nicholas warned that ‘the accelerating arms race,’ which was producing larger armies, more powerful artillery, and bigger warships.
What MAIN cause does the above quote discuss?

• Militarism
• Alliance
• Imperialism
• Nationalism