1. Marching Toward War

2. Nationalism Pride in one’s country

3. Nationalism Competition between European powers for industrial dominance and power

4. Imperialism A nation’s desire to dominate another country politically, socially, and economically

5. Imperialism Intensified European rivalries and mistrust toward one another as they competed for colonies in Asia and Africa

6. Militarism A policy glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war and able to mobilize troops quickly in case of war

7. Militarism Led to an arms race and formation of large standing armies and, eventually to military allies

8. Triple Alliance An agreement created by Germany who saw France as a threat to peace -Germany -Austria-Hungary -Italy

9. Triple Alliance Created an unstable and fragile alliance that tried to isolate France

10. Triple Entente Alliance among Britain, France, and Russia in which Britain pledged not to fight France and Russia

11. Triple Entente Established two rival camps in Europe- Triple Alliance and Triple Entente Created the possibility that any dispute between rival powers could draw all into war

12. Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand A Serbian Nationalist murdered Archduke, heir to the Austrian- Hungarian throne and his wife

13. Assassination of Arch Duke Provided Austria-Hungary with an excuse to launch war on Serbia, leading to a confrontation between Austria and Russia

14. Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria

15. Allies Great Britain, France, and Russia Italy, Japan Belgium Montenegro Serbia Romania Greece

16. Western Front The deadlocked region along northern France that bordered the frontlines of the German advances Slaughter and stalemate were common

18. Eastern Front A stretch of battlefront along the border shared by Germany and Russia. Russians and Serbs battled against Germans and Austrians More mobile front than the West Slaughter and stalemate were common

19. Schlieffen Plan German battle strategy to fight a war on both fronts Plan to attack and defeat French quickly and then move troops to Eastern Front against Russia who had an under developed rail system for moving troops to the front