Exercise
WWI Causes: Nationalism and the Balkan Powder Keg
Investigate how intense nationalism and regional instability in the Balkans set the stage for widespread international conflict.
Questions
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What is nationalism?
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In the acronym 'MAIN' standing for causes of WWI, what does 'N' stand for?
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Which geographic region in southeastern Europe was known as the 'powder keg of Europe' before WWI?
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What nationalist movement aimed to unite all Slavic peoples in the Balkans under a single Slavic state?
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Why was the Balkan region referred to as a 'powder keg'?
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Which nation wanted to create a Greater Slavic kingdom in the Balkans, alarming Austria-Hungary?
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Which multi-ethnic empire feared that Slavic nationalism would tear its empire apart?
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Which region did Austria-Hungary annex in 1908, greatly angering Serbia and Russia?
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Which territory lost to Germany in 1871 fueled deep French nationalism and a desire for revenge?
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How did extreme nationalism affect multinational European empires before 1914?
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What was the outcome of the Balkan Wars (1912–1913)?
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What term describes the French nationalist desire to regain territory lost to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War?