USA HISTORY

Using the four causes of World War identify which one is described in each of the following scenarios. European countries meet at the Berlin Conference in 1884-85 to devise rules to divide Africa amongst themselves.

(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: -Difference in policies were to blame, although the immediate cause of World War one was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The war started mainly because of four aspects: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism.