Causes of WW1
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Causes of WW1
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Multiple Choice
What acronym is used to explain the causes of WW1?
ANIME
MANIA
MAIN
MANAI
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Multiple Choice
True or False: Militarism is when countries focus on building up their military capabilities
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Leading up to WW1, why were most European countries building up their military?
To take over smaller countries to gain access to resources
They knew war was coming
European countries were in alliances with each other
The United States had declared war on Europe
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Multiple Choice
What country was building up its military and making Great Britain nervous?
Austria-Hungary
Germany
France
United States
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Multiple Choice
What event triggered World War I?
Germany invading Belgium
France forming an alliance with Russia
France and Great Britain invading Africa
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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Multiple Choice
Which reason below explains why Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated?
Imperialism
Nationalism
Alliances
Militarism
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Multiple Choice
True or False: The assassination of Franz Ferdinand angered France.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Which nation did Austria-Hungary turn to for help after Ferdinand's assassination?
France
Serbia
Germany
Russia
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Which statement below is correct about alliances prior to WWI?
Alliances meant that multiple countries would have to fight in WWI
Alliances made it possible for some European countries to avoid war
Alliances were straight forward and remained the same
Russia was not in an alliance and remained neutral
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Poll
Which factor played the most important role in starting World War I?
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
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Explain why you chose the factor you did from the previous slide.
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