USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I

[SOURCES]
communism was one of the leading causes of WWI

(A) True

(B) ** False

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -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. In June 1914, a Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand sent groups to assassinate the Archduke.

Concept note-2: -Expert-Verified Answer. Militarism, Alliances and Imperialism are the cause of World War I. liberalism is not the cause of World War I.

Concept note-3: -The real causes of World War I included politics, secret alliances, imperialism, and nationalistic pride. However, there was one single event, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, which started a chain of events leading to war.