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Main Causes for World War I (MAIN)

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  • Military
    • Glorification and expansion of military
    • fueled by industrialism
    • an arms race
  • Alliances
    • Triple Alliance (German - Austria-Hungary - Italy)
    • Triple Entente (British - France - Russia)
  • Imperialism
    • The competition of economic power (esp. in Africa, Asia, and Americas)
    • Minor conflicts due to this competition
  • Nationalism (unifying of a country)
    • 1st: Italy (Garibaldi)
    • 2nd: German (Otto Von Bismarck)
    • pride of a country
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Before the War:

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  • Europeans basically controlled the larger portion of the earth
3
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Napoleon

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  • Congress of Vienna tries to maintain peace
4
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Nationalism

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  • Nationalism, in modern history, a nation-state is regarded as paramount for the realization of social, economic, and cultural aspirations of a people
  • Nationalism is characterized principally by a feeling of community among a people, based on common descent, language, and religion
  • Love of one’s country above all else
  • Belief in country right or wrong
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Congress of Vienna (1815)

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  • international meeting held to maintain peace
  • attempt to create a peaceful balance of power in Europe
  • rivalries and competition intensified
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note

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  • Italy had been divided up into several independent city-states
  • process of Italian unification began following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815
  • Otto von Bismarck - prime minister of Prussia
    • wanted strong government and army unification would come through “blood and iron”
  • Slavic people in Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire
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Major country in favor of Pan-Slavism

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  • Serbia
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Militarism

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  • glorification and expansion of the military
  • countries began to build up their militaries and spend money on military training
  • many countries began conscription - draft of civilians into the military
  • domino effect: when one country enhanced its military, other countries would do the same
9
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the process of Italy’s unification began with

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  • nationalism
10
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which of the following was NOT a precursory factor of World War I?

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  • fascism
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what were the MAIN cause of world war I

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  • militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism
12
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who was the first king of unified italy?

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  • victor emmanuel ii
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just prior to world war i ____ was the largest and best organized of the german states

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  • Prussia

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