Causes of World War I
Grade 8•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can explain how militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism contributed to the outbreak of World War One.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define militarism and explain how it contributed to the tensions leading up to World War One.
2. Explain the purpose of alliances in the early 20th century and how they escalated the conflict after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
3. Describe how imperialism created rivalries between European powers. Give a specific example from the video or your own knowledge.
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Educational Video
CAUSES of World War I [AP World History] Unit 7 Topic 2 (7.2)
Heimler's History