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| Why had the countries of Europe become the world's most powerful by 1914? |
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| Europe had gone through scientific, political, and industrial changes that resulted in European culture being all around the globe. |
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| What were some of the major dynasties ruling Europe in the years before WWI? |
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Austria -- the Hapsburgs
Russia -- the Romanovs
Germany -- the Hohenzollerns
Britain -- Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
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| What were some of the long range causes of World War I? |
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Definition
Nationalism, Industrial Revolution,
Militarism, Imperialism,
Pan-Slavism, European Alliances |
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| What were the main alliances in Europe before the war? |
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Triple Alliance -- Italy, Germany, Austria
Triple Entente -- France, Russia, Britain
The major countries of Europe had taken sides. |
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| What was the immediate cause of the war? |
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Definition
| The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand in Sarajevo; he was going to be the next emperor of Austria. |
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| How did the countries get dragged into the war? |
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| Russia backed up Serbia. France backed up Russia. Germany backed up Austria. When Germany violated Belgium's neutrality, Britain declared war on Germany. |
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