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12926222850glorification; prestige; arms; weapons; balance; social darwinismMILITARISM - ____ of war by European - Military power seen as symbol of national ____ - ____ race began! - New ____ technologies, came along w industrialization - Influential military leaders sought to disrupt ____ of power - Belief in ____ ____: belief that we should help others be like this because we are evolutionarily better and they need to be like us or be exterminated0
12926226045U boatsWhat was an example of new weapons tech used by the Germans?1
12926234081tanksWhat was an example of new weapons tech used by the British that was made to counter German U boats2
12926329998entangling; slavic; central alliance; germanyALLIANCES - Secret agreements among Western nations eld to a system of "____ alliances" - Russia vowed to protect smaller ____ states in southern Europe, gets involved in many of these - Fear of attack from France or Russia led to a ____ ____ between Germany and Austria-Hungary - Fear of military strength of ____ led to an alliance between France, Britain, Russia3
12926352145Germany, Austria Hungary, ottoman EmpireWhat three countries composed the Central Powers4
12926357469Great Britain, France, RussiaCountries in Allied Powers5
12926387989Africa; Germany; ottoman empire;IMPERIALISM - Division of ____ and much of Asia/Pacific into colonies led to economic rivalry between European powers - Britain and France had the biggest empires; had great concern over imperial growth of ____ (China and East Africa) - Physical conflicts occurred over territories in Morocco, Persia, Afghanistan, Egypt, etc - As ____ ____ lost land, wars/conflicts began between European powers6
12926419311nationalist; military; industrial; alsace; lorraine; pan-slavism; slavicNATIONALISM - ____ feelings and rivalries grew throughout 19th c. - Germany's ____ power and rapid ____ growth threatened the British Empire's dominance - France wanted revenge against Germany after territorial losses in the Franco-Prussian War (____ and ____ were taken ) - ____-____ movement (Slavic nationalism) in E and S Europe (led by Russians) - Serbian nationalists wanted a larger ____ state in southern Europe (independent from Austria-Hungary7
12926487487Militarism, alliances; imperialism, nationalismMAIN causes of WWI8

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