USA HISTORY

Which of the following was NOT a LONG-TERM cause of World War I?

(A) nationalism

(B) ** assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

(C) The formation of Alliances

(D) militarism

Concept note-1: -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.

Concept note-2: -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-3: -The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo (the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia-Herzegovina) on 28 June 1914 eventually led to the outbreak of the First World War.

Concept note-4: -Militarism Great Britain and Germany both greatly increased their navies in this time period. Further, in Germany and Russia particularly, the military establishment began to have a greater influence on public policy. This increase in militarism helped push the countries involved into war.