Causes of World War I
Video Questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8A_8gUc3Y
Directions: Watch the linked video and answer the questions below (pause and
rewind as needed). Be sure to answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. What happened in Sarajevo in 1914?
2. Who was killed during the assassination?
3. What are the four empires that controlled the land in Europe and Central
Asia?
4. What were the major dynasties major goals at the beginning of WWI?
5. Who benefited from WWI?
6. When did the United States enter the war?
7. What was the stated goal of the United States as it entered into WWI?
8. What is imperialism and why did strong countries engage in it?
9. What role did Nationalism play in WWI?
10. What was the idea called that believed that kings took their place at the top
because it was the “Will of God"?
11. What affect did industrialization have on people and European Monarchs?
12. What expectation of the people came with democracy and nationalism?
13. How did increased levels of education relate to nationalism?
14. What war tested the nationalism of Germany and France in 1870?
15. What is the name of the person who shot the Archduke Ferdinand?
16. Why was, workers forming an international workers alliance important?
17. What were people trading in their horse and buggy for during the industrial
revolution?
18. Name a primary cause of WWI.
19. What country was dominant in colonizing India?
20. What continents were European countries colonizing during the age of
imperialism?
21. What product became an almost essential part of British society?
22. Who was angry about the monopoly Great Britain held on tea?
23. What was the moral question that needed to be answered in relation
imperialism?
24. What reason did colonizing countries use to spin the idea of imperialism as a
positive for colonized countries?
25. Who passed Great Britain in producing iron and steel in the early 1900’s?
26. Which country has the most territory in terms of colonies?
Stop video at 30:00 mark