USA HISTORY

Using the four causes of World War identify which one is described in each of the following scenarios. Bismarck, the Chancellor of Germany, tries to isolate France with a treaty with Austin-Hungry.

(A) Militarism

(B) ** Alliances

(C) Imperialism

(D) Nationalism

Concept note-1: -This increase in militarism helped push the countries involved into war. 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-2: -There is no doubt that the four M.A.I.N. longterm causes of WW1, namely Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism, all played their part in the road to war; as did the infamous spark of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, and even the Blank Cheque and the Schlieffen Plan, as mentioned above.