List the four MAIN causes of WWI.

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

What is militarism?

Glorification of military power Increase size of armies, navies and

stockpiles of weapons

Who is the in the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente?

Triple Alliance=Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Triple Entente=Great Britain, France, and Russia

a nation’s attempt to gain control of weaker nations.

What is nationalism?

Intense pride in one’s own country

What three parts make up the nationalism cause?

Desire for Self-Rule Rivalry Among Nations Economic Competition

How did Imperialism help cause WWI?

Competition over colonies led to conflict sometimes

What was the spark that started WWI? How did the alliance systems cause a domino effect after the spark?

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Starts war between Serbia and Austria Serbia’s big brother is Russia and Austria’s

big brother is Germany-Triple Alliance & Triple Entente

Archduke Ferdinand with his wife shortly before being assassinated

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