WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -New Imperialism, period of intensified imperialistic expansion from the latter half of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I in 1914.

Detailed explanation-2: -Austria-Hungary hoped to expand into the Balkans; Russia moved to limit Austrian expansion while securing access to the Black Sea; Germany wanted to ensure the security and completion of its Berlin-to-Baghdad railway. Britain and France also had colonial and trade interests in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -Imperialist nations assert control over other territories through infiltration and annexation, political pressure, military conquest or war. Competition for new territories and possessions as well as imperial rivalry increased tension between major European countries and became a reason in the outbreak of World War I.

Detailed explanation-4: -No Man’s Land: Trench Warfare During World War I, trench warfare was a defensive military tactic used extensively by both sides, allowing soldiers some protection from enemy fire but also hindering troops from readily advancing and thus prolonging the war.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main causes of World War 1 were alliances between countries, militarism, nationalism, imperialism, secret diplomacy, and internationalism. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Gavrilo Princip in Bosnia is widely accepted as the starting point for World War I.