1. Mention any two reasons why the War that broke out in 1914 is referred to as the First
World War.
Or
Mention the two ways in which the War that began in 1914 was different from the
previous Wars.
2. How did Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm's intense nationalism become an important cause
of First World War?
3. Cite any one instance to suggest how the race for armaments contributed to the
beginning of World War I.
4. Name the two rival blocs formed in Europe before World War I.
5. Name the countries which formed the Triple Alliance.
6. Name the countries which formed the Triple Entente.
7. How did the formation of Alliances lead to World War I?
8. What is meant by Imperialism?
9. What became the most immediate cause for the First World War?
Or
What was the Sarajevo Crisis?
10. Who was assassinated at Sarajevo?
Answers
Answer:
1. ( first option)
(i) Austria saw the hand of Serbia behind the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and served her with an ultimatum. (ii) Due to the support of Russai, Serbia refused to accept the demands of the ultimatum. So Austria declared a war on Serbia.
2. These groups hoped to drive Austria-Hungary from the Balkans and establish a 'Greater Serbia', a unified state for all Slavic people. It was this pan-Slavic nationalism that inspired the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914, an event that led directly to the outbreak of World War I.
3. It was this intense nationalism which turned Europe into an assembly of vast armed camps. Each country went on preparing for war and arming itself to the teeth . There was an arms race and the peculiar feature of such a race is that if one country increase its armament, other compelled to do the same.
4. Two rival blocks formed in Europe were Triple Alliance (Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary) and Triple Entente (Britain, France and Russia).
5. Triple Alliance Austria - Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire,and Italy.
6. France agreed not to challenge Great Britain over Egypt, while Britain, in turn, promised to keep its nose out of Morocco. ... By 1914, then, the three nations of the Triple Alliance - Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy - stood against the three nations of the Triple Entente - France, Russia, and Great Britain.
7. The alliances system meant that a local conflict could easily result into an intimidating global one. The overall cause of World War was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Nationalism was a great cause of World War one because of countries being greedy and not negotiating.
8. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
9. (first option)
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. ... When Russia began to mobilize due to its alliance with Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia.
10. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and Franz Ferdinand's wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, occurred on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo when they were mortally wounded by Gavrilo Princip.
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