History exam\

Long term Imperialism (primary)

A cartoon from 1885 called the worlds plunderers, depicts men who represent the German, British and Russian empires picking pieces of land off a world map.

Long Term Militarism (secondary)

“Military spending rose by 30% from 1870 to 1914, and conscription was adopted by all continental powers.” (JHA, 2025, P.254)

Long term Alliances (secondary)

“In 1879, Germany formed the Dual Alliance with Austria–Hungary…This alliance became the Triple Alliance with Italy’s addition in 1882.” (JHA, 2025, p.252)

Long term Nationlism

“In each country, children were taught the duties of patriotism and glory of past national achievements. “ (James Joll, The Origins of the First World War 1992)

Short term Militarisim (secondary)

“Under Schlieffen's plan, during the six weeks the Germans believed Russia would need to mobilise its army, Germany would launch a quick attack to defeat France. The victorious German forces would then be moved by rail to the east to fight Russia.” (JHA, 2025, p.258)

Short term Nationalism/Catalyst (secondary)

“The assassination at Sarajevo was certainly the crucial precedent of the European war that its conspirators had sought but was not the historical cause... The assassination acted as a lever, prying the various powers into predictable paths.” (J.Bowyer Bell, Historian, 1979)

Short term Imperialism (Secondary)

“Although not direct contributor to the war, the Moroccan crisis certainly caused a strengthening of alliances and worsened the atmosphere of international distrust than prevalent in Europe” (Cartwright, M. 2025 September 30)

Short term Alliances (Primary)

“we might in this case, as in all others, rely upon Germany's full support… Especially as far as our action against Serbia was concerned.” (a conversation between German and Austria ambassadors, Berlin 5th of July 1914)

What is the major historical issue of WW1?

Whether the war was preventable or inevitable

Militarism

Militarism is the belief that a nation should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it to defend or advance national interests

Alliances

Alliances are agreements between countries to support each other in case of war. Prior to 1914 nations sought security through military alliances.

Imperialism

Imperialism is the expansionist policy of an empire by which it gains land by conquest and rules other countries, or dominates them as colonies.

Nationalism

Nationalism is a feeling of loyalty to a nation

Intro format

1. Date the war exploded - August 4th 1914

2. Acknowledge a rang of factors, they were interconnected and complex

3. Name paragraph ideas, indicating order

4. Acknowledge that the assassination was a spark/catalyst

5. Refer to question words, such as “outbreak of war

6. Show your knowledge of short term and long term causes of tension

Paragraph format

1. Topic sentence

2. Define

3. LT example

4. Explain

5. ST example

6. Explain

7. Linking sentence

Good words

direct, indirect, overt, underlying, contributed, interconnected, complex, catalyst, causation.