World War I Study Guide
WWI Study Guide Reading: Chapter 13 Can you? ?Select examples of advancements in technology, communication and transportation and explain how some have improved lives and others have had negative consequences? ?Define militarism? Militarism - the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. ?Explain how militarism leads to an increase in distrust between countries? European countries built up massive armies and stocks of weapons. Countries were ready to fight and each country had to watch it?s back from an ambush, since they all had the weapons to do so. You could say militarism was a cause of WWI. ?Define alliances?