BP 4 - Conclusions

• What was the result of World War I attributed to?


  A combination of long-term and short-term causes
• How did the Triple Alliance contribute to World War I?

  It fostered rivalries and increased militarism in Europe
• What role did the July Crisis play in the outbreak of World War I?

  It triggered the war by exposing the fragility of European diplomacy
• What does the interaction between long-term and short-term causes explain about the war's beginning?

  It provides a comprehensive explanation for why the war began in 1914
• What might have happened to the war's timeline without the July Crisis?

  The war might have been delayed
• Why would the July Crisis not have escalated into a global conflict without the long-term buildup of tensions?

  Because the underlying tensions were necessary for the crisis to escalate