Pre-War Europe and the MAIN Causes of WWI

Pre-War Europe and the MAIN Causes of WWI

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Multiple Choice

The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.

• French Revolution
• Machine Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Technological Revolution

Industrial Revolution Recap

• Starting in England, the Industrial Revolution was the process by which machines were created in order to more work faster, to produce more goods.

• People moved from rural to Urban areas, as more jobs became industrial as opposed to agricultural.

Europe from 1815-1914

• Countries wanted to avoid another French Revolution/Napoleon.

• Waves of revolution and reform modernized European countries.

• Several countries unified, Italy and Germany specifically.

• Generally, life overall improved.

So why did World War One happen?

• There is no single cause for the outbreak of World War One.

• Many factors contributed in different, combined ways to create a scenario that allowed war to break out.

• These are called the MAIN Causes.

Multiple Choice

“By the 1890s, the great land armies of France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia had no equals on earth except one another. Nicholas warned that ‘the accelerating arms race,’ which was producing larger armies, more powerful artillery, and bigger warships.
What MAIN cause does the above quote discuss?

• Militarism
• Alliance
• Imperialism
• Nationalism

Multiple Choice

Which cause of WWI can be best described as the belief that a country/people should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Multiple Choice

Two countries offer to support each other if one or the other is attacked. 

• Buddy pact
• Formal friends
• Alliance
• Blood brothers 

Multiple Choice

Which cause of WWI can be best described as a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially among countries

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Multiple Choice

Many European countries began taking over less powerful countries and taking the natural resources. This caused competition between the European countries as they each tried to build their empires bigger and bigger. Which WW1 cause would this fall under?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

So how did all of these combine to cause WWI?

• Any of the causes individually could have led to a single war between different countries, but because so many were involved in so many different ways, all it took was an important incident to give the countries an opportunity to go to war.

• Even then, war was almost avoided.

Multiple Choice

When you hate other countries and feel superior to them this is known as?

• Materialism
• Imperial Offence
• Alliances
• Nationalism

Multiple Choice

Which cause of WWI can be best described as love for one's country?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism