Worksheet

Causes of WW1 ( MAIN)

Subject: History & Bangladesh Studies
Grade: 7( G ) Total Marks:10
Name: Akhjar Taqi Tajwar Roll: 704 Date: 09/08/2023

A).Write in the given chart ,any two situations which triggered the following countries to

join the WW1 . (.50x12)=6

Central Power

Austro-Hungarian Empire
Germany The Turkish Empire
The assassination of Archduke
France and Germany had been rivals for Franz Ferdinand.
The fear of Russia. The Ottoman
centuries, and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870- Empire was worried about the
The fear of Serbian nationalism.
71 had ended in a humiliating defeat for France. expansion of Russia.
Austria-Hungary was worried about
  the rise of Serbian nationalism,
The Turkish Empire hoped that by
which it saw as a threat to its own
joining the war on the side of the
France was allied with Russia and Britain, both of existence.
Central Powers, it would gain the
whom were also threatened by Germany.
support of the Arab peoples who
were under its rule.

Britain The Western allies

Russia
The desire to protect Belgium. France
Britain had guaranteed Belgium's The desire to protect Serbia. Serbia was
When Germany declared war on Russia, a Slavic country, and Russia saw it as a
neutrality, and it felt obligated to
France was obligated to come to Russia's aid. potential ally.
defend Belgium.
Russia was worried about the growing
France was determined to avenge Franco- power of Germany, and it feared that
The alliance system. Britain was a Germany would eventually threaten
Prussian War defeat and to regain its status
member of the Triple Entente, along Russia's borders. .
as a great power.
with France and Russia.
B). Complete the following terms which triggered WW1: (2x2=4)
Britain had a large navy, Germany wanted a large navy too. Germany and
France competed to build larger armies.

Militarism played a significant role in triggering World War I by

Militarism
contributing to the arms race, escalating tensions, and making it more
likely for a local conflict to escalate into a global war

Imperialism is when a country expands its influence and power into a large
empire. In the 1880s and 1890s, Germany and Italy decided they wanted a
colonial empire too. This global competition for land caused
confrontations and conflicts in many places.
Imperialism
This caused competition and conflict between many of the countries
throughout the world.