Militarism
This type of competition between nations made war more likely.
What is an arms race?
The Alliances made WW1 bigger because if one country was attacked, what happened?
What is other countries were pulled into war
Most of Africa was divided up by European countries during this event...
What is the Scramble for Africa
Which Slavic country supported Serbian nationalism, causing tension with Austria-Hungary?
What is Russia
What day was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
What is June 28, 1914
Which two countries were naval arms race before WW1?
What is Britain and Germany
Which country switched sides and didn’t fight with the Triple Alliance in WWI?
What is Italy
Which two countries had the biggest overseas empires by 1914?
What is Britain and France
Why did nationalism make Austria-Hungary nervous?
Many different ethnic groups inside wanted independence.
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
What is Gavrilo Princip
Why did militarism make war more likely in Europe?
What is countries were prepared to fight
The alliances were supposed to prevent war, but instead they created this problem...
What is they made wars larger and more dangerous.
Why did imperialism increase European competition?
What is countries wanted more land, resources, and power than their rivals.
Which country supported Serbia because of Slavic nationalism?
What is Russia
He was assassinated in this city in June 1914...
What is Sarajevo
Why did the arms race between Britain and Germany increase tensions before WWI?
What is, both countries kept building bigger navies to outdo each other, which made them see each other as enemies and less willing to trust one another.
How did the alliance system show that countries didn’t trust each other?
They felt they needed backup in case war broke out, which showed fear and suspicion.
What country was the youngest empire?
What is Germany
How did nationalism increase competition between Britain and Germany?
Both wanted to prove they were the strongest European nation.
Who was Franz Ferdinand’s wife who was also killed?
What is Sophie
Why did militarism make countries believe war would be short?
What is they believed that their powerful armies would win quickly
Why did alliances make it risky for any country to start a war?
What is they knew other powerful countries would get involved.
How did imperialism add to the tension that caused WWI?
What is it made countries compete for land and power, and they were willing to fight to get it
How did nationalism in the Balkans lead to violence?
Groups wanted independence from Austria-Hungary and sometimes used terrorism.
What was the name of the document Austria-Hungary gave Serbia after the assassination, with harsh demands?
What is The Ultimatum