Roots of WWI

Worksheet Answers

Three main reasons of tensions between European countries in the early 1900s….

NationalismMilitarismEntangled alliance

Nationalism-populations devoted to interests in their own nations,

national pride.

Militarism- the

glorification of armed

strength and ideals of

war.

Alliance- countries

tied to one another in a

series of binding military treaties

Triple Alliance (became the Central Powers)

Austro-Hungarian EmpireGermanyItaly *

*At the beginning of the war, Italy did not honor its alliance

with Germany/Austro-Hungarian Empire and

switched to fight with Great Britain, France, and Russia

Triple Entente

(became the Allied Powers)

Great Britain

Russia France

The United States

observed the policy of

neutrality or noninvolveme

nt.