Final-exam WWI questions and verified correct answers

Archduke Franz Ferdinand - correct answer Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, by Serbians, caused Germany and other Austro Allies to declare war on Serbia and its allies, sparkling WWI. Gavrillo Princip - correct answer The member of the Black Hand who assassinated the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, the spark that started WWI Black Hand - correct answer Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand which resulted in the start of World War I. Nationalism - correct answer Political ideology that stresses people's membership in a nation-a community defined by a common culture and history as well as by territory. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, nationalism was a force for unity in western Europe. Imperialism - correct answer Political ideology in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically. Militarism - correct answer Political ideology of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests Two power standard - correct answer British policy that Britain's navy should be as powerful as two other nations' navies combined HMS Dreadnought - correct answer Britain responded to Germany's growing navy by launching the most powerful warship in the world Kaiser Wilhelm II - correct answer -The Kaiser of Germany () in the First World War. He pushed for a more aggressive foreign policy by means of colonies and a strong navy to compete with Britain. His actions added to the growing tensions in pre-1914 Europe.