M
What does M stand for?
Militarism
What does A stand for?
Alliances
What does I stand for?
Imperialism
What does N stand for?
Nationalism
Propganda
Militarism Definition
Rapid increase in size and strength of national armies and navies
Yes
Imperialism Definition
When a stronger country takes over a weaker country
Nationalism Defintion
Extreme pride and loyalty for one's country
Trench Warfare
both sides dug ditches to created fortified positions facing machine-gun fire
No
What was the name of the alliance systems? (Half points if you only name one)
Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy) and Triple Entente (Russia, France, Great Britain)
In what two continents were European nations creating huge empires?
Africa and Asia
In what countries was nationalism on the rise?
Europe and America
What set off chain reaction that led to WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
True or false: Huge armies and Navies created the pressure to go to war.
True
Who was in the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente? (half points for one alliance)
Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Triple Entente: Russia, France, Great Britain
What was the Berlin Conference?
The meeting of ONLY European leaders to divide Africa between European countries.
How was nationalism related to imperialism?
Countries, especially Europe and America, thought that they were better than weaker countries, and it was their duty to spread their way of life.
Who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
How did militarism cause WW1?
Huge armies and navies made countries feel pressured to go to war.
How did the alliances cause WW1?
When the conflict began, when one country went to war, so did all of their allies who were apart of their secret alliances. Consequently, multiple countries were at war.
How did Imperialism cause WW1?
Countries like Germany saw a warfare as a way to take countries from British and French Empires
How did Nationalism cause WW1?
The intense pride in one's country made it hard to back down from war because they didn't want to appear weak. As a result, the intense pride drove millions to fight in the war.
What was the immediate cause of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia