📚 Part 1: Understanding Militarism

1. What is militarism?

A belief in avoiding all military conflicts

A belief in building up strong armed forces and glorifying military power

A system of international peace treaties

A method of diplomatic negotiation

2. Which countries were involved in the pre-WWI arms race? (Select all that apply)

Britain

Germany

France

Russia

United States

3. The naval race was primarily between which two countries?

France and Russia

Britain and Germany

Germany and France

Britain and Russia

4. Complete the sentence: European powers believed that military strength was essential for national __________ and __________.

Answer: _________________ and _________________

✏️ Part 2: Analysing the Arms Race

5. Explain how the arms race created suspicion between European countries.

6. What was the Schlieffen Plan and how did it relate to militarism?

7. Give two examples of how countries showed their military strength before WWI:

Example 1: _________________________________________________

Example 2: _________________________________________________

🎯 Part 3: Making Connections

8. How did militarism make war more likely in 1914? Give at least two reasons.

9. Source Analysis: Look at this statement from a German newspaper in 1913: "Our navy must be strong enough to challenge any power that threatens German interests."

a) What does this source tell us about German attitudes? ________________________

_________________________________________________________________

b) How might Britain have reacted to this statement? _________________________

_________________________________________________________________

10. Exit Ticket: Complete this sentence: "One way militarism increased the risk of WWI was..."

WW1 Militarism and Arms Race

WW1 Militarism and Arms Race

📚 Part 1: Understanding Militarism

✏️ Part 2: Analysing the Arms Race

🎯 Part 3: Making Connections

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