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Warm Up Question:
From 1914 to 1919, World War I erupted in Europe
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The
MILITARISM
ALLIANCES
IMPERIALISM
NATIONALISM
causes of World War I
MILITARISM
The Industrial Revolution Europeans believed that
led to large, advanced to be great, nations had
militaries in Europe to have strong militaries
As a result, an arms race began among European
nations, especially between Britain & Germany
Nations glorified
military power &
kept an army
prepared for war
(called militarism)
Having a strong
army increased
patriotism among
citizens
IMPERIALISM
Germany European
& nations
England
competed fiercely
Germany,
France almost for colonies
& France
in Africa &England,
Asia Russia
went to warfor colonies
Competition argued over argued over
threepushed
often times Europeans
rights to the building a
over
toMorocco
the brink of warSudan railroad in India
This competition increased
European rivalry & mistrust
ALLIANCES
Growing
Germany,rivalries
Italy, &
among nations
England,
ledFrance,
to the
Austria-Hungary
formation of two made
military&alliances
Russia formed
that
threatened
up the Triple
to draw
Alliance
European
thenations
Triple Entente
into war
NATIONALISM
Rivalries due to European rivals tried to
militarism & imperialism maintain a balance of
increased nationalism power while also trying
among European powers to overpower each other