USA HISTORY

All of the powerful nations of Europe that were involved in WWI on both sides engaged in imperialism, nationalism, militarism, and signed alliances and therefore bear some part of the blame.

(A) ** True

(B) False

Concept note-1: -There were two main power blocs in World War I: the Triple Entente of Britain, Russia, and France, as well as the Triple Alliance of Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany. Q: What country was the most powerful during World War I? Great Britain was the most powerful of all countries at the beginning of World War I.

Concept note-2: -By the time World War I began, almost all of the African continent was under some form colonial rule by Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain or Portugal.

Concept note-3: -Europe’s leaders were willing to go to war to defend or extend national interests and their choices were shaped by a combination of long and short-term foreign policy goals, political pressures at home, previous crises, and the system of opposing alliances that had developed over the previous 35 years.

Concept note-4: -The major Allied powers in World War I were Great Britain (and the British Empire), France, and the Russian Empire, formally linked by the Treaty of London of September 5, 1914.