The Road to World War

Which cause of war comes from a need for a country to be number one?

• nationalism

• imperialism

• militarism

• alliance systems

Which possible cause of war results when you have to have your ¨buddy´s back¨ during a conflict?

• nationalism

• militarism

• imperialism

• alliance systems

Which cause of war comes out of the jealousies that exist when one country has more resources than others?

• nationalism

• militarism

• imperialism

• alliance systems

Which cause of war results from countries being ready for war with huge standing armies and massive navies?

• nationalism

• militarism

• imperialism

• alliance system

What was the 1884-85 European Conference called that split up Africa?

• Helsinki Meetings

• Potsdam Conference

• Berlin Conference

• Tokyo Talks

How many African diplomats were involved at the conference in which Africa was divided up and colonized by the Europeans?

• 0

• 2

• 10

• 224

Who was the Belgian leader that stripped the Congo of it´s resources, subjugated the people like slaves, and killing more than 10 million.

• Henry VIII

• Leopold II

• Louis XVI

• Kaiser Wilhelm

From a military standpoint, who had the strongest navy in the world leading into the 1900´s?

• France

• England

• Germany

• USA

Which two countries had the largest standing armies entering the 1900´s?

• England

• Germany

• France

• USA

What is the problem with having huge standing armies (4 million plus) and a war ready navy?