Causes Of WWI
Amber Barringer And Lindsey Yates
Nationalism
Nationalism is pride in ones country.
Militarism
Militarism is when countries try to build more weapons than others. (Arms Race)
Secret Alliances
Countries that align themselves with others of similar interest.
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Heir to the throne in Austria- Hungary. ( The Immediate Cause)
Allies and Central Powers
Central Powers ( Bad Guys) ( Triple Alliance) - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
Allied Powers ( Good Guys) - United Kingdom, France, Italy.
United States joined the the Allied Powers in 1917.
Vocab
Stalemate- where neither side gains anysignificants territory. This was due to the modernization.
"no mans land"- the area between trenches.