M
The M in MAIN stands for...
Militarism
The A in MAIN stands for...
Alliances
The I in MAIN stands for...
Imperialism
The N in MAIN stands for...
Nationalism
What event on June 28th, 1914, served as the spark that ignited the tensions in Europe, ultimately leading to the outbreak of World War I?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
True or false: At the beginning of the 20th century, Germany's navy was at least two times the size of any other country’s.
False
Established in 1882, which alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, aligning to strengthen their positions and assert dominance in Europe?
Triple Alliance
What did Britain and Germany both expand in order to compete for dominance?
Their empires (the amount of land that they owned across the world)
Which TWO countries believed they were the uncontested leaders of the world before WWI?
Britain and Germany
In the unsuccessful first attempt on Franz Ferdinand's life, what did the assassin throw at the car?
A bomb
What did Britain build to try and keep their status as the most powerful and feared nation?
The Dreadnought
What alliance, formed in 1907, consisted of the United Kingdom (Britain), France, and Russia, aiming to counterbalance the growing power of Germany?
Triple Entente
By using better weaponry, faster transport, and better technology, powerful nations were able to...
take over and claim less powerful countries
What THREE THINGS did Britain believe they had the best of in the years leading to WWI?
Military, Technology, Empire
What is the name of the man who carried out the successful assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife?
Gavrilo Princip
How did Germany obtain the plans for the Dreadnought? (and then begin building Dreadnoughts themselves?)
They stole them from Britain
What did each alliance promise to do for each other?
support and fight for one another, especially if one nation was attacked by another
Which of these places was not claimed by Britain or Germany: Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo
What happened in 1871?
The country Germany was formed
Who were the group of terrorists responsible for planning the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The Black Hand
In what year did Germany build double the amount of Dreadnoughts than Britain?
1908
Why did alliances cause tensions to build in Europe? (hint: what did they think the other alliance was going to do?)
Because each alliance thought that the other alliance was planning to attack it
_______ between nations to rise as they competed to gain more and more land.
Tension
Under whose leadership did Germany seek to "earn its place in the sun"?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
How did the successful assassin, Gavrilo Princip, respond after the first failed assassination attempt, and what 'lucky' thing ended up happening?
He went to a cafe to calm down. The car carrying Franz Ferdinand accidentally turned into a dead-end street and stopped in front of the same café. Princip, looking up and seeing the prince his terrorist group had tried to kill just an hour before, could not believe his luck. There was his target, sitting still in the back of an open car right in front of him! Princip drew his pistol, walked up to the car and shot Franz Ferdinand and his wife at point blank range through their chests. The Archduke and his wife died instantly.