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Long Term Causes of WWI
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Four Long Term Causes of WWI Nationalism Imperialism Militarism Alliance System
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Nationalism The belief that national interests and national unity should be placed ahead of global cooperation. This was usually expressed as competitiveness with other countries. http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=zKZg_ZB4 SkU http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=zKZg_ZB4 SkU
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Imperialism Nationalist competition often fueled imperial conflicts among the major European powers. Imperialism - The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories
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Militarism The development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy. Militarism led to an international arms race. Howard Zinn on militarism in U.S. history http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=6tFd1eYScC Q http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=6tFd1eYScC Q
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Alliance System Ally – A country formally cooperating with another country for a military or other purpose. Alliance System – The system where the nations of Europe signed treaties of assistance that committed them to support one another if they faced attack.
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World War I A great overview of the War 6:43 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj2v7-0tAC0 The Technology of WWI 6:39 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCRRS_MqcVQ&NR=1&featur e=endscreen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCRRS_MqcVQ&NR=1&featur e=endscreen Scenes from Ypres, France 3:07 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVPHUgP2VbU The Red Baron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh-J4GSPgAM
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