Unit 7

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Cards (10)

  • The causes of World War 1 were militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.
  • MILITARISM: New military technology, Arms race between countries, glorification of war
  • ALLIANCES: agreements to aid each other if attacked, most nations sign secret alliances, Allies, and central power.
  • Bulgaria and Greece are in the Balkans
  • Russia, France, and great Britain were the allied powers.
  • norway, spain ,and sweden are neutral
  • Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Turkey, and Bulgaria were the Central Powers.
  • Imperialism: competition for colonies, many smaller wars over territory
  • Nationalism:french-german border conflict, Ethnic nationalism in the Balkans.
  • Immediate causes of World War 1
    1. Assassinations of Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary's throne
    2. Austria declares war on serbia