Causes of WWI
MANIA
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination
Militarism
Policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war
Alliances
Agreements between nations to aid and protect one another
The Triple Entente
The Triple Alliance
The Balkans
Nationalism
Pride in our devotion to one’s country and believing that one’s country and culture is superior to others
Imperialism
When one country takes over another in order to expand its borders and grow as an empire
Assassination
Murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist was the spark that started the war