M.A.I.N. Causes Of Ww1 Worksheet Answers

Question: militarism

Answer: A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

Question: alliance

Answer: a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

Question: imperialism

Answer: A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially. This led to the creation of a number of European empires which extended around the world.

Question: nationalism

Answer: A sense of unity binding the people of a state together; devotion to the interests of a particular country or nation, an identification with the state and an acceptance of national goals.

Question: Alsace and Lorraine

Answer: provinces on the border of Germany and France, lost by France to Germany in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War; regained by France after WWI

Question: Pan-Slavism

Answer: The idea that Slavic peoples should identify with each other and have their own nation. Heavily promoted by Russia at the end of the 19th century as a way to promote her own imperialistic aspirations in the Balkans and to identify culturally and politically with the Slavic peoples of eastern Europe.

Question: Sarajevo

Answer: The Balkan town in the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia where Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne

Question: Gavrilo Princip

Answer: Member of a terrorist organization called The Black Hand. Helped to end the optimistic Progressive era in America. Murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Wanted to set Bosnia free from Austria-Hungary

Question: ultimatum

Answer: a final demand or statement of terms (Austria sent to Serbia)

Question: Schlieffen Plan

Answer: Attack named after the German General, proposed a lightning quick attack against France. Proposed to go through (neutral) Belgium then attack France