M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI

The policy of building a stronger military; fed by the cultural belief that war is good for nations.

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

The branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations at sea.

• army

• navy

• air force

• marines

A group of countries, political parties, or people who work together because of shared interests or aims.

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

1907 Alliance, linked France, Britain, and Russia.

• Triple Entente

• Triple Alliance

1882 Alliance, linked Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy.

• Triple Entente

• Triple Alliance

The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

A cluster of nations in eastern Europe, between the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires.

• Germany

• Russia

• Belgium

• Balkans

Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne; his assassination by a Serbian national was the spark that started WWI.

• Czar Nicholas

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Georges Clemenceau

• Lloyd George

Serbian nationalist terrorist organization.

• Black Hand

• PLO

• Hammas

• Brown Shirts