Benchmark D: Connect developments related to World War I with the onset of World War II.
Grade Nine
20th Century Conflict
7. Analyze the causes and effects of World War I with emphasis on:
a. Militarism, imperialism, nationalism, and alliances;
b. The global scope, outcomes and human costs of the war;
c. The role of new technologies and practices including the use of poison gas, trench warfare, machine guns, airplanes, submarines and tanks;
d. The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations.
World War I was triggered by the archduke and archduchess of Austria-Hungry. The assassination triggered alliances and declarations of war between European nations. The mix of militarism (which meant that the European countries were cocky because of so many new weapons and technological advances and thought they could not lose), Nationalism (which is extreme pride in a group's country), Imperialism (when countries wanted to expand there power), and Alliances (agreements......
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