Introduction

• What is World War I often referred to as?

  "The Great War"
• When did World War I erupt?

  In 1914
• What regions were engulfed by World War I?


  Much of Europe and beyond
• What event is commonly perceived as the cause of World War I?

  The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• What were the two types of causes that led to World War I?

  Long-term and short-term causes
• What was a key long-term factor that shaped European relations before World War I?

  The formation of hostile alliances
• What was the name of the alliance formed in 1882?

  The Triple Alliance
• Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance?

  Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
• What was the role of the July Crisis in 1914?

  It was the short-term spark that triggered the immediate descent into war
• How did long-term alliances contribute to World War I?


  They made conflict likely
• What does the essay argue regarding the causes of World War I?

  That long-term alliances made conflict likely, but it was the immediate crisis that turned tensions into war