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causes of ww1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nationalism | can unify people of a country on it can create intense competition between two or more countries |
| what did each country compete for? | competed for raw material and markets to sell their manufactured goods. Also there were territorial disputes |
| rivalries grew between who | Gr. Brits, France, Italy, Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary Empire |
| imperialism | As European industrial powers continued to build overseas empires, competition and fierce rivalries deepened for control over colonies in Asia and Africa |
| militarism | Glorifying military power and keeping an army ready for war. The imperial powers of Europe believed that to be truly great they must have a large, powerful military. An arms race ensued |
| triple alliance (IBGAh) | In 1879, Bismarck created an alliance betwee Germany, Austria-Hungary In 1882, Italy joined them to create the Triple Alliance |
| triple entente (GbRF) | In 1890 and for defensive reasons, Russia and France became allies. Germany then began to build up its navy so it could rival that of Great britain. 1907, Great Britian, France, and Russia formed the Triple Entente |
| who was assassinated on June 28th 1914 | Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary |
| who assassinated the archduke | Gavrilo Princip, 19 year old Serbian and member of the Black Hand |
| MAINA causes | M: Militarism, A: Assassination, I: Imperialism, N: Nationalism, A: Alliance system |