CAUSES of World War I [AP World History] Unit 7 Topic 2 (7.2)

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In this video Heimler walks you through Unit 7 Topic 2 (7.2) of AP World History, which is to say the causes of World War I.

The easiest way to remember the four main causes of the conflict is as follows: MAIN. Militarism refers to the build up of military personnel and weaponry. Alliances are the defensive treaties that several countries entered into. Imperialism caused an awful lot of tension between imperial powers as they raced to claim any available land to establish colonies. Nationalism is a strong identification with one's own nation, often at the expense of others.

With all of these causes swirling around and mounting, all it took was the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand at the hands of a Serbian nationalist group called the Black Hand, and we had ourselves a world war.

If you have any questions, leave them below and Heimler will answer them forthwithly.

[rohanprabhuram]

ceo of ap world history clutching us all with A's in the class

[kieraln]

review of 7.2
-militarism: britain and france got a bunch of weapons because of the industrial revolution
-allies (britain, france, russia) vs central powers (germany, austria-hungary, italy)
-imperialism + nationalism fueled rivalries
-archduke ferdinand assassinated by black hand to show disapproval of austria-hungarian presence in the balkans

[murielmoon]

perfect timing! we just started this topic today! thank you!

[iierika]

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[alguien]

I really liked the easy-to-remember M.A.I.N. acronym! Thanks for your work!

[arewereal]

7.2 causes of World War 1

Militarism
- Definition: The desire of a state to develop and maintain a powerful military in order to aggressively advance their own interests.
- In 1914: Britain and Germany had invested huge sums of money into bulking up their militaries. Each of these countries swelled the ranks of their ground forces through heavy recruitments, built up their navies and developed new weapons.
- Massive stockpiling of weapons thanks to the industrial revolution

Alliance
- Secret alliances were created with other nations due to the tensions between these military powers.
- Definition: An agreement between two states for mutual self-defense.


Imperialism
- Definition: An arrangement in which one country brings another country under its political (or economic) dominion.
- 1750-1900: Huge metric loads of empire building going on around the world. Long-standing quest for global dominance and colonial holdings all over the world, bitter rivalries had developed between these powers.

Nationalism
- Definition: A strong identification with one’s own nation and people, often to the exclusion of other people.

[dianalove]

WW1 causes acronym
M. Militarism
A. Alliances
I. Imperialism
N. Nationalism

[deeptime]

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[cjvalenciano]

“We are a powder keg about to explode”
Me: *sees Hamilton poster* “I see what you did there

[ninadee]

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