Factors

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

- How significant were economic, ideological and territorial factors in causing the First World War?
- Ideology: Nationalism, Militarism, Social Darwinism
- Economics: Acquisition of Empire: raw materials, markets and cheap labour; Industrialisation; Domestic economic issues
- Territorial: ambitions for Russia and Serbia; ambitions for Germany; ambitions for France; protection of territory for Austria-Hungary and Britain

How important were political factors in causing the First World War?
- How did domestic conditions impact on German foreign policy?
- What was the impact of German foreign policy on others?
- How did domestic conditions impact on Russian foreign policy?
- To what extent was German foreign policy responsible for the outbreak of war in August 1914?

'Economic factors were the main cause of the First World War' (Responses)

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