27.1 World War I Begins

[Preview] Recall from last semester: What key term means "the unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, & national symbols"?

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Protectorate

• Antisemitism

[p1] "Most [European] leaders thought that war was...

• an acceptable way to preserve the power of their national states."

• a necessary evil, to be avoided as much as possible."

• a crime against humanity, punishable by economic isolation."

[p1] "The competition for lands abroad, especially in ____, led to conflict & heightened the existing rivalries among European states."

• America

• Africa

• Antarctica

• China

[p1] How did European ethnic groups without nations (such as Slavic minorities, the Irish, or the Poles) feel about their situation?

• independent

• successful

• confident

• disappointed

[p2] How did industrialization affect the growth of the military in the nations of Europe?

• It caused nations to desire a bigger military presence.

• It lengthened the amount of time needed to build a military.

• It led to new methods of shipbuilding and new weapons.

• It removed the need for a military in most nations.

[p2] Because of conscription, what happened to European armies between 1890 & 1914?

• They shrank by half

• They doubled in size

• They began using more deadly weapons

• They replaced nearly all their top generals

[p2] What is militarism?

• Aggressive preparation for war

• A military draft

• A religion that worshiped guns

• Getting soldiers & supplies ready for war

[p2] "Europe's great powers had been divided into two loose political alliances." Which THREE of these formed the Triple Alliance?

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

• Italy

• Great Britain

• France

[p3] "Socialist labor movements also had grown more powerful." What did some conservative leaders in Europe hope to AVOID by taking "the plunge into war in 1914"?

Hint: this word begins with "R"

[p3] Austria-Hungary was concerned about Serbia's desire to be an independent state because of...

• Austria-Hungary's worries about its own Slavic minorities.

• feelings in Austria-Hungary that Serbia was not capable of being Independent.

• Austria-Hungary's fear of Serbia's superior military strength.

• Austria-Hungary's history of disliking Slavic peoples.