Using the four causes of World War identify which one is described in each of the following scenarios. Germany secretly gives Austria-Hungary assurance that they would come to their aid no matter what if attacked. This is called the blank check.

CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I

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Using the four causes of World War identify which one is described in each of the following scenarios. Germany secretly gives Austria-Hungary assurance that they would come to their aid no matter what if attacked. This is called the “blank check.”

A	Militarism
B	Alliances
C	Imperialism
D	Nationalism

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The M-A-I-N acronym – militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism – is often used to analyse the war, and each of these reasons are cited to be the 4 main causes of World War One.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most immediate cause was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary decided that Serbia was to blame for the assassination and declared war on Serbia. Before the assassination, there were other things going on in Europe that led up to the war.

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USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I