Causes of World War 1
This is the belief that your country is better than others and deserves loyalty and pride.
What is nationalism?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy were originally part of this alliance.
What is the Triple Alliance?
This type of warfare involved soldiers fighting from long ditches in the ground.
What is trench warfare?
World War I is most closely connected to this enduring issue because countries competed for power, land, colonies, and military strength.
What is conflict or power?
This agreement ended the fighting in World War I on November 11, 1918. (HINT: Not a treaty)
What is an armistice (or ceasefire)?
This system caused countries to promise to protect each other if war broke out.
What are alliances?
Great Britain, France, and Russia formed this alliance.
What is the Triple Entente?
This term describes a situation where neither side can make progress or win.
What is a stalemate?
The growth of pride and loyalty to their culture/nation in the Balkans is an example of this enduring issue.
What is nationalism, identity, or conflict?
This treaty officially ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This is the policy of building up a strong military and preparing for war.
What is militarism?
This country was blamed for starting World War I in the Treaty of Versailles.
What is Germany?
Governments used this to influence public opinion and encourage support for the war.
What is propaganda?
The use of poison gas, machine guns, tanks, and airplanes shows the effect of this enduring issue on war.
What is technology?
This international organization was created after World War I to try to prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
This event is considered the “spark” that started World War I.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This empire declared war on Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is Austria-Hungary?
During World War I, many governments controlled economies, rationed goods, and used factories for war production. This is an example of this type of war.
What is total war?
Constant artillery fire and explosions caused massive craters in the earth that can still be seen in some European countries to this day, showing an example of this enduring issue.
What is (Human) Impact on the Environment?
This nation, forced to accept blame for the war in the Treaty of Versailles, faced serious economic hardship in the years following.
What is Germany?
This region in southeastern Europe was known as the “powder keg of Europe” because of nationalism and ethnic conflict.
What are the Balkans?
This country joined the Allied Powers in 1917 after events like unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram.
What is the United States?
This was the area between opposing trenches where soldiers were exposed to gunfire and barbed wire.
What is No Man’s Land?
These Enduring Issues can be attributed to causes of World War 1.
What is Impact of Imperialism, Nationalism, Cooperation, or Impact of Industrialization?
The Treaty of Versailles helped cause bitterness in Germany and contributed to the rise of this later conflict.
What is World War II?