7.2 Causes of World War I

• Order the M.A.I.N. causes of World War I as they appear in the acronym.

  1️⃣ Militarism

  2️⃣ Alliances

  3️⃣ Imperialism

  4️⃣ Nationalism
• Match the cause of World War I with its definition:

  Militarism ↔️ The building up of armed forces

  Alliances ↔️ Formal agreements between nations

  Imperialism ↔️ The expansion of territories

  Nationalism ↔️ Strong pride in one's nation
• An example of militarism is Germany doubling its navy
• Militarism led to an arms race among nations, increasing tensions and the likelihood of war.


  True
• Which alliance included Britain, France, and Russia before World War I?

  The Triple Entente
• The web of alliances escalated conflicts between nations
• What was the impact of alliances on the outbreak of World War I?

  Escalated conflicts
• What does nationalism refer to in the context of World War I?

  Strong pride in one's nation
• The spark of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• The Triple Entente's complex web of alliances made war more likely by drawing in multiple nations into conflicts.


  True
• Imperialism created economic and political rivalries among European powers, contributing to the outbreak of World War I.


  True
• What does the M.A.I.N. acronym stand for in the context of World War I?

  Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
• The alliance system in Europe led to the rapid outbreak of World War I after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.


  True
• Match the cause of World War I with its example:

  Militarism ↔️ Germany doubling its navy size

  Alliances ↔️ The Triple Entente

  Imperialism ↔️ Germany seeking colonies in Africa

  Nationalism ↔️ Serbian desire to unite Slavic people
• Militarism led to an arms race
• How did Serbian nationalism contribute to the tensions leading to World War I?

  Desire to unite Slavic people
• Match the cause of World War I with its example:

  Militarism ↔️ Germany doubling its navy size

  Alliances ↔️ Triple Entente

  Imperialism ↔️ Germany seeking colonies in Africa

  Nationalism ↔️ Serbian desire to unite Slavs
• An example of imperialism during World War I was Germany's pursuit of colonies in Africa
• What was the primary impact of imperialism during World War I?

  Created economic and political rivalries
• Steps leading to the outbreak of World War I after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand:

  1️⃣ Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

  2️⃣ Germany supports Austria-Hungary

  3️⃣ Russia backs Serbia

  4️⃣ Germany declares war on Russia and France

  5️⃣ Britain declares war on Germany
• Serbian nationalism and the desire to unite Slavic people contributed to the tensions that ultimately led to the outbreak of World War I, for example, the Balkans
• Militarism led to an arms race as nations competed to have the strongest military, which heightened tensions and made war more likely
• What was the Triple Entente in World War I?

  Britain, France, Russia
• Alliances in World War I led to a complex web of commitments that escalated conflicts.


  True
• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was directly linked to Serbian nationalism.

  True
• What is the primary impact of militarism in the context of World War I?

  Increased competition between nations
• What was the immediate spark that ignited World War I?

  Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand