MAIN causes of WWI

By Bella Norton and Julia Curtiss

 Militarism
It is a marching band. There are people
Militarism is the belief or desire of a marching forward, working as a team and
doing their best to win.
government or people that a country
should maintain a strong military
capability and be prepared to use it
aggressively to defend or promote
national interests.
 Alliances

An alliance is a formal An alliance is a sports team.

agreement or treaty Everyone has to cooperate
between two or more together to achieve a
nations to cooperate for common goal.
specific purposes.
 Imperialism

● Imperialism is when one nation tried to acquire and inhabit a territory

through diplomatic and militaristic means, usually by force
● This is evident in Germany’s advances into Belgium and France
● Imperialism is the same as business when companies buy out other
companies
 Nationalism

● Nationalism is a sense of pride in one’s country

● It became a unifying force in Europe: Italy unified into one country and
Germany was unified by Bismarck
● It is represented by the Fourth of July in the United States when everybody
dresses in red, white, and blue
 Which MAIN cause is most responsible for
the start of the war?

We believe that imperialism is most responsible for the cause of World War I
because Germany expanded and took over other countries creating conflict. In
addition, Germany’s advances into Belgium and France created supply
shortages for other European nations such as Britain. Civilians had to work
harder, eat less, and pay higher taxes in order to pay for the military. The
military was sent to keep Germany from trying to dominate all of Europe.
One which connects the causes to causes of
a different conflict either before or after the
war
It connects to the Cold War because Russia expanded into Europe after World
War II and this fueled America's fear that Russia was going to take over the
world, just as Germany had tried to do. There was also the creation of new
weapons such as the H-bomb. Joseph Stalin was in power and ruled the Soviet
Union as a tyranny, killing millions of people.