CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I
1. UNDERLYING/LONG TERM CAUSES OF WWI
M- Militarism
A- Alliances
N- Nationalism
I- Imperialism
A- Alliances
2. TERRORIST GROUP WHO PLOTTED ASSASSINATION?
Black Hand or Unity or Death
3. WHO IS ASSASSINATED BY THE TERRORIST GROUP?
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie
4. WHICH COUNTRY DOES AUSTRIA-HUNGARY RECEIVE A “BLANK CHECK” FROM?
Germany
5. WHAT NATION COMES TO SERBIA’s DEFENSE?
RUSSIA
6. WHY DOES FRANCE WANT TO FIGHT GERMANY?
Revenge from loss in Franco-Prussian War-get back Alsace and Lorraine
7. WHAT IS ITALY’S POSITION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR?
Neutral
8. FINAL SET OF DEMANDS
Ultimatum
9. WHY DOES BRITAIN DECLARE WAR ON GERMANY?
In order to defeat France quickly Germany went through Belgium which was
neutral-this angered Britain who had agreed to defend Belgium’s neutrality
10. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHLIEFFEN PLAN?
For Germany to avoid a two-front war