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Causes of [WWI] (A for Alliances: unions and friendships formed for mutual…
Causes of [WWI]
A for Alliances: unions and friendships formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries.
Ethnic and political alliances
Result of Arms Race
Triple Alliance: Italy, Germany, and Austria Hungary
Triple Entente: France, Russia, and Great Britain
More insecurity due to weapons
I for Imperialism: the policy of extending a nation’s power over other territories by diplomacy or military force.
Competition for resources
Scramble for Africa
Clashes between France and Great Britain over Sudan
Clashes between Germany and France for Morocco
European control in Africa and Middle East
M for Militarism: the idea that a country needs to maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use that capability aggressively against other nations.
Arms race
Raw materials for overseas colonies
Scramble for Africa
Long range artillery
Machine gun, airplanes,etc
Submarines
More weapons=more insecurity, leading to alliances
N for Nationalism: identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
Shared language, culture, and heritage
Many minority groups called for independence from empire rule ie. Serbs, Poles, Croats, Czechs, Slovaks, Arabs, Armenians, Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians
Desire for self rule