USA HISTORY

Many European countries began taking over less powerful countries and taking their natural resources. This caused competition between the European countries as they each tried to build their empires bigger and bigger. Which WW1 cause would this fall under? (Long Term)

(A) Militarism

(B) Alliances

(C) ** Imperialism

(D) Nationalism

Concept note-1: -European Expansionism The expansion of European nations as empires (also known as imperialism) can be seen as a key cause of World War I, because as countries like Britain and France expanded their empires, it resulted in increased tensions among European countries.

Concept note-2: -How did Imperialism cause WWI? Nations competed for more land, colonies and raw materials. Great Britain and Germany competed industrially, which led to these nations needing more raw materials. Also, Austria-Hungary controlling the Slavic land of Bosnia, which Serbia believed belonged to them.

Concept note-3: -Imperial rivalry and competition for new territories and possessions fuelled tension between major European nations and became a factor in the outbreak of war.

Concept note-4: -Western European empires like Great Britain and France had overseas colonies around the world, while eastern empires like Austria-Hungary and Russia ruled European and North Asian territories connected by land.