🟦 1. Causes of World War I
This cause of WWI involved intense pride and competition between nations.
➡️ What is nationalism?
This event is considered the immediate trigger of World War I.
➡️ What was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This group included Britain, France, and Russia.
➡️ Who were the Allies?
WWI caused shortages of food and supplies in many countries.
➡️ What are economic hardships?
This weapon could fire over 500 rounds per minute.
➡️ What are machine guns?
This cause refers to countries building up armies and weapons in preparation for war.
➡️ What is militarism?
This assassination took place in this city in June 1914.
➡️ What is Sarajevo?
This group included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
➡️ Who were the Central Powers?
This group entered factory jobs in large numbers during the war.
➡️ Who are women?
This new weapon was first used on a large scale in 1916.
➡️ What are tanks?
This cause involved European powers competing for colonies and resources around the world.
➡️ What is imperialism?
The assassination caused a chain reaction of events known as this.
➡️ What is mobilization and declarations of war?
This country joined the war in 1917, helping tip the balance.
➡️ What is the United States?
WWI led to major changes in traditional gender roles.
➡️ What are social changes?
This chemical weapon caused over 90,000 deaths during WWI.
➡️ What is poison gas?
This cause meant that when one country went to war, others were pulled in because of promises to help.
➡️ What are alliances?
This empire blamed Serbia for the assassination and declared war.
➡️ What is Austria-Hungary?
This alliance wanted to expand territory and power.
➡️ Who were the Central Powers?
Factories shifted from consumer goods to this during the war.
➡️ What is war production?
or weapons
This new technology made trench warfare deadlier and harder to escape.
➡️ What are modern weapons (machine guns, gas, artillery)?
This acronym is commonly used to remember the four long-term causes of World War I.
➡️ What is M.A.I.N. (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism)?
This alliance system turned a regional conflict into a global war.
➡️ What is the European alliance system (Triple Alliance and Triple Entente)?
This alliance claimed to be fighting to protect democracy and smaller nations.
➡️ Who were the Allies?
The war changed how civilians were affected by conflict, making this group direct targets of hardship.
➡️ Who are civilians?
These technological advances changed war from fast-moving battles to long, deadly stalemates.
➡️ What is industrialized warfare?