USA HISTORY

A fourth and last long-term cause was that European nations were bound together. As a result, an attack on one nation would pull other nations in and lead to a larger war.

(A) Militarism

(B) ** Alliances

(C) Imperialism

(D) Nationalism

Concept note-1: -SUMMARY: The assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914 s said to be the spark that’s started the war but there were many long term causes that led to the outbreak of the First World War. Historians argue they can be split into four categories: Imperialism; Nationalism; Militarism; and Alliances.

Concept note-2: -The immediate cause of World War I that made the aforementioned items come into play (alliances, imperialism, militarism, nationalism) was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.

Concept note-3: -These five causes include the four long-term causes (militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism) discussed in this reading and one short-term cause (the assassination of Franz Ferdinand).

Concept note-4: -The long-term causes were the militarism, alliance system, imperialism and nationalism-MAIN. The short-term cause was the fact that Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.