| A | B |
|---|
| nationalism | deep devotion to one's nation that can cause competition among nations |
| Europe's Great Powers in 1900 | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, France |
| reasons for rivalry among the Great Powers in 1900 | competition for materials and markets; territorial disputes |
| imperialism | a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world |
| militarism | policy of glorifying military power; keeping an army prepared for war |
| Triple Alliance | military alliance united Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | militaristic ruler of Germany; let treaty with Russia lapse in 1890 |
| Triple Entente | Alliance between France, Great Britain and Russia |
| Balkans | mountainous peninsula in southeastern europe; "powder keg of Europe" |
| Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne | his murder in Sarajevo in 1914 set in motion the start of World War I |
| Otto von Bismarck, German Chancellor | formed alliances to maintain peace in Europe |
| Serbia | On 7/28/14 Austria declared war on this country. |
| One reason for tension between Serbia and Austria | Austria took over Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia wanted them |
| three developments that set stage for war in Europe | rise of nationalism, militarism, rival alliances |
