World War I Causes Notes

							                                                         Name:___________________________


                                      World War I
                                  Causes of War Notes:

Causes of World War I:                       Notes:
   1.) Nationalism:                          1.) Nationalism is ________________and
                                             _______________ to one’s country.

                                             *Below write an example of nationalism:




                                             *In your opinion, do you think nationalism could
                                             help raise support for a war? Explain!




   2.) ______________________________        2.) During the Congress of Vienna the map of
       ______________________________        ______________ was redrawn to keep any
       ______________________________?       country from ever becoming powerful enough to
                                             threaten Europe again. This left ____________
                                             and ____________________ as divided
                                             _____________. Strong nationalists wanted their
                                             countries to be unified. This led to ____________
                                             in Europe. By the 1900s, _____________________
                                             had grown so strong that countries were willing to
                                             go to _______ __ to prove their superiority over
                                             their rivals.




   3.) Imperialism:                          3.) Imperialism is the____________ of extending
                                             the rule or ________________ of a country over
                                             other countries or____________________.

                                             Countries wanted to own as much land as possible.
                                             Land was representative of a country’s
                                             ______________ or ______________________.

                                             *Using the above information, why is imperialism
                                             a cause of World War I?
                                                               Name:___________________________


   4.) _____________________________                4.) Imperialism was a cause of World War 1
       _____________________________                because __________________ had become so
       ____________________________?                focused on owning _______________ or
                                                    _______________ that they developed a strong
                                                    sense of _____________________ with other
                                                    countries.


   5.) Militarism                                   5.) Militarism is a ________________________
                                                    policy of investing heavily in and strengthening the
                                                    ____________________________________.


   6.) Why was militarism a cause of World War      6.) Competition between __________________
       1?                                           countries for __________, __________________,
                                                    and ____________ drove many countries to
                                                    ________________________ their ____________
                                                    forces. The built powerful armies and created
                                                    stockpiles of new _________________________.

                                                    *Do you think that militarism was an intimidation
                                                    tactic? Explain!




   7.) Alliances                                    7.) Alliances are __________________________
                                                    between countries to support one another.
                                                    As tensions and suspensions grew, European
                                                    leaders hoped to protect their
                                                    _______________by creating ________________.

                                                    * Using the above information, why are alliances a
   8.) Triple Alliance included:_______________     cause of World War I?
   ___________________________________. It
   was also known as the _____________Powers.

   9.) Triple Entente included:_______________
   ___________________________________. It
   was also known as the _____________Powers.




After reading The Spark, answer the following questions:

1.) Why would an assassination spark (start) WWI? (Use some of our above causes for WWI in your
explanation.