MAIN Causes of WWI

Which cause of WWI can be best described as the belief that a country/people should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Which cause of WWI can be best described as a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially among countries

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Which cause of WWI can be best described as love for one's country?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

What were the two alliance systems before the start of World War I (choose two)?

• Triple Entente

• Triple Alliance

• League of Nations

• United Nations

Should one of the High Contracting Parties be attacked by another Power, the other High Contracting Party binds itself hereby, ...to support the aggressor against its high Ally...

What MAIN cause does the above passage describe.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

“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

Many European countries began taking over less powerful countries and taking the natural resources. This caused competition between the European countries as they each tried to build their empires bigger and bigger. Which WW1 cause would this fall under?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

People felt so much pride in their country and ethnic group that they started to become overconfident, thinking their country is superior, which made them more likely to go to war.

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Why did the size of Germany's armed forces and navy grow sharply?

• Germany had little overseas land to protect

• All citizens had to join the military

• Germany was the first country to industrialize

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand ordered them to

Germany, France, Russia, and Great Britain were known as _________________nations.

• Allied

• Military

• Imperial

• Great