Sunday, March 3, 2013

Causes of WWI


  • The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  • Disputes between the more powerful European countries
  • Tention over territory/land.
  • The growth of nationalism
  • The system of alliances among European countries
  • Balance of power in Europe
  • The arms races
  • Rivalry for wealth
  1. Which three countries increased the amount of money spent on weapons? A: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
  2. How did this incrase the chance of war? A: The more weapons the country got the more powerful it became, and balance in power in European countries was a major part of the cause of WWI.
  3. Who were the members of each alliance system? How did alliance systems contribute to the outbreak of WWI? A: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The more allies a country had the more powerful it was, and this goes back to the balance of power in European countries being involved in the uprise of WWI.
  4. What were the accusations made by Austria-Hungary to Serbia? A: They said that Serbia's government needs to stop doing things that Austria-Hungary doesn't find acceptable.
  5. What two demands did Austria-Hungary make on Serbia? A: Serbia needed to stop the spread of propaganda against A.H, and they needed to allow the collaberation of the Serbian and Austria-Hungarian government representatives.
  6. According to the Versailles Treaty, who was responsible for WWI? Why? A: Germany, and the reason it says that is because we made Germany say it was their fault as a punishment.
  7. What position did the German delegation leader present? A: It wasn't completely Germany's fault for WWI.
  8. What did he say caused the war? A: Imperialism in Europe.
  9. According to this author, who was responsible for the outbreak of WWI? A: Every country in Europe.
  10. What did he cite as evidence to support this claim? A: Military leaders mobilized their armies and declared war, and they didn't do things that would have prevented the war from happening.
  11. What role did the assassination and the ultimatum play in the outbreak of the war? It was kind of like Pearl Harbor and the U.S.'s involvement in WWII. The countries in Europe were contemplating whether or not they should get involved with what Germany was doing, but the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sealed the deal.
  12. What responsibility did the alliance systems play in the outbreak of the war? A: They made countries like Germany seem more powerful, and made them more of a threat to countries like France and England.

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