World War I- The Great War

Select ALL that apply: Major causes of WWI

• Nationalism

• Alliances

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• Imperialism

• Militarism

The love and loyalty for one's country and the desire to see it free from another's control

• alliances

• militarism

• nationalism

• imperialism

The increase in one's own wealth and strength through the conquering of other territories

• imperialism

• nationalism

• alliances

• militarism

Agreements formed between countries to defend each other in a time of war

• imperialism

• alliances

• nationalism

• militarism

A great increase in military strength; the military has an influence on public opinion

• militarism

• alliances

• nationalism

• imperialism

Select the Central Powers

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Austria Hungary

• France

Which of these is NOT an Allied Power?

• Great Britain

• France

• Russia

• Ottoman Empire

Which alliance did the United States aid?

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

Which major world event led to the start of WWI?

• Russia wanted to trade with Serbia, so they declared war on Austria-Hungary

• Germany asked Russia to stay out of the war, but Russia refused

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist

• The assassination of Woodrow Wilson, America's president

America wanted to stay out of the war because we were isolationist. What is isolationism?

• an increase in power and wealth through taking control over other territories

• a belief that every country should handle their own affairs

• a belief that countries should create strong alliances

• a belief that countries should not help anyone but themselves