2. Militarism Questions What causes militarism? What is its main purpose?
caused by the desire to protect overseas colonies from other countries
its purpose is to protect & defend

3. Militarism Questions
Why do you think Germany & Great Britain raced to have the best navies?
Great Britain could cut Germany off
Germany could cut Great Britain off
Germany could have become more powerful

4. Militarism Questions
What did the major countries do to prepare for both offense (attacking others) and defense (protecting themselves)?
-increased stocks of arms
-more modern weapons
-built strategic railways

5. Militarism Questions How was militarism a cause of WWI?
European countries built up massive armies & stocks of weapons
countries were ready to fight

6. Alliances Questions What is the main purpose of an alliance?
purpose is to protect themselves from opposing armed forces

7. Alliances Questions
What did the leaders of alliances in the late 1800s hope would happen?
hoped no country would attack another, since it would provoke that country’s allies to fight as well

8. Alliances Questions
Why do you think so many alliances were made? If there had been unrest in Europe, how would alliances help?
alliances were made because Europe wanted peace & these were a way to keep countries from fighting

9. Alliances Questions
In the Anglo-Russian Entente of 1907, there are some examples of why Great Britain and Russia allied despite the fact that they had been rivals. What are some of these examples?
-they were greatly threatened by Germany
-didn’t like Wilhelm II’s aggressiveness
-Germany became a bigger enemy to Great Britain than Russia had been

10. Alliances Questions How were alliances a cause of WWI?
-alliances drew other countries into war when two countries began fighting
-had been made secretly, causing suspicion
-heightened war tension
-Germany was surrounded

11. Imperialism Questions
What was the main purpose of imperialism?
purpose was to expand empire as far as possible
to become more powerful

12. Imperialism Questions
How might a country defend a colony/territory it controlled that was hundreds of thousands of miles away?
it might need a large army
it might need a large/fast navy

13. Imperialism Questions
What might happen with so many colonies/territories that were so close to possible enemies, such as in Africa?
two countries might claim the same territory as their own
fighting might easily break out

14. Imperialism Questions
What did colonial rivalry (similar to imperialism) lead to indirectly? What were the relationships among the powers like?
-formation & strengthening of alliances
-intense arms race
-relationships hurt because all wanted the same things

15. Imperialism Questions
How did imperialism help cause WWI?
each country wanted to be better than others
each country wanted to keep its power

16. Nationalism Questions
What is nationalism? What are the two different kinds of nationalism?
nationalism is a strong devotion to a national group or culture
1) desire of subject people for independence
2) desire of independent nations for dominance & prestige

17. Nationalism Questions
What areas did France lose to Germany in 1871? How would you feel as a person who lived in that area? What would you do?
Alsace-Lorraine was lost to Germany
upset because I didn’t have a say in all of the sudden having a new government

18. Nationalism Questions
Which country had the largest overseas empire? Which kind of nationalism did this country have?
Great Britain
second kind, to keep dominance & prestige

19. Nationalism Questions
How was nationalism a cause of WWI?
some areas had a lot of ethnic unrest & wanted their own countries
ex: Serbia & Austria-Hungary