Scribd
Upload
60 views21 pages

WWI Background Essay: Vocab

This document provides background information on the causes of World War 1. It discusses reasons countries may go to war, including being attacked or having an alliance attacked. It also answers questions about the war, such as the death toll compared to Chicago's population, how the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand led to the war between Russia and Germany, and why a balance of power could prevent war. Key terms related to WWI like Entente, Balkans, nationalism, and ethnic are also defined.

Uploaded by

Lianne Chua
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
60 views21 pages

WWI Background Essay: Vocab

This document provides background information on the causes of World War 1. It discusses reasons countries may go to war, including being attacked or having an alliance attacked. It also answers questions about the war, such as the death toll compared to Chicago's population, how the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand led to the war between Russia and Germany, and why a balance of power could prevent war. Key terms related to WWI like Entente, Balkans, nationalism, and ethnic are also defined.

Uploaded by

Lianne Chua
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 21

WWI

BACKGROUND ESSAY

VOCAB
WHY DO THE CAUSES OF WWI MATTER?
REASONS FOR GOING TO WAR

Our nation is attacked


REASONS FOR GOING TO WAR

A nation with who we have a


mutual alliance is attacked
REASONS FOR GOING TO WAR

Our president is assassinated by a


terrorist from an unfriendly
country
REASONS FOR GOING TO WAR

Our President tells us that a


country is planning an imminent
attack on us
REASONS FOR GOING TO WAR

A country has just had a


fundamentalist revolution and is
sending fighters into a oil-
producing nation in the region
REASONS FOR GOING TO WAR

An unfriendly nation has just


tested a nuclear weapon in
violation of a sign UN agreement
REASONS FOR GOING TO WAR

A US naval vessel is sunk in a


foreign harbor by government
agents from that country
Answers to Background Essay
Questions
1. What is Europe
meant by the believed they
phrase "In were free to
1900
use the world
Europeans
believed the
in any way
world was they pleased.
their oyster"?
Answers to Background Essay Questions

2. World 1914-1918


War I lasted
four years.
What were
the war
years?
Answers to Background Essay Questions

The population of It is about one


Chicago is about
3,000,000. How
tenth (1/10,
does that compare derived from
to the total number 3,000,000/30,
of 000,000
dead and wounded
in World War I?
(Give your answer
as a fraction.)
Answers to Background Essay Questions

4. Why With power


might a about even,
balance of neither side
could expect
power
easy victory.
prevent war?
Answers to Background Essay Questions

5. Otto von Bismarck Yes. The


once said that a great assassination of
war might someday the Austrian
be caused by “Some
Archduke
damned
foolish thing in the
Ferdinand that
Balkans:' Was he triggered World
right? Explain. War I occurred in
the Balkan country
of Serbia.
Answers to Background Essay Questions

How did the Austria was, of course,


angry at Serbia and
assassination of wanted an apology.
the Archduke of Serbia, fearing trouble,
got a promise of help
Austria-Hungary from Russia. When
lead to war Austria-Hungary
between Russia declared war on Serbia,
Russia came to Serbia's
and Germany? aid. Germany then came
to Austria's aid. Russia
and Germany were at
war.
BALANCE OF POWER

Distribution of power where


no nation can dominate
another
ENTENTE

An agreement between two or


more governments
BALKANS

ABOUT 10 COUNTRIES
LOCATED ON THE Balkan
peninsula between Italy and
Turkey, including Serbia,
Croatia, Bulgaria, Bosnia,
Kosovo, Macedonia,
Montenegro, Albania, and
Greece
NATIONALISM

Love and devotion to one’s


own country based on shared
history and culture
ETHNIC

Usually relating to a racial or


cultural group
SPARK

Event that triggers a larger


event
ASSASSINATION OF FRANZ
FERDINAND

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy