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10.73 Long Term Causes of World War I Worksheet

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Long-Term Causes of World War I: Choose the explanation that best connects militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, Balkan tensions, and assassination to the outbreak of World War I. Aligned to FreeK12Practice Grade 10 World History MCQ-Ready Curriculum with C3, CCSS RH/WHST, APWHM, APUSH historical-thinking, NAEP USH, and selected state framework alignment 10.73 - Long-Term Causes of World War I: Choose the explanation that best connects militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, Balkan tensions, and assassination to the outbreak of World War I. (C3 D2.His.14-16.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.3; APWHM Unit 7; CA HSS 10.5-10.6; TX TEKS WH)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Which synthesis best demonstrates mastery of World War I causation?

AWorld War I began because one isolated event instantly forced every country to fight with no prior tension.

BWorld War I began because postwar economic depression made fascist movements powerful.

CWorld War I began because the United Nations failed to enforce collective security.

DWorld War I began when a Balkan assassination interacted with militarized planning, rival alliances, imperial competition, nationalist pressures, and crisis decisions by major powers.

Solution & Explanation:A mastery-level synthesis is accurate, chronological, multi-causal, and focused on how causes interacted.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Which counterargument best responds to a student who says, 'The assassin caused the entire war'?

AThe assassin had no role at all, so Sarajevo should be ignored.

BThe assassin caused the Treaty of Versailles before the war.

CThe assassin triggered a crisis, but state decisions, alliances, militarism, nationalism, imperial rivalry, and Balkan instability explain why it widened.

DThe assassin directly commanded every European army.

Solution & Explanation:The best counterargument keeps the trigger in the story while explaining why it was not the whole story.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Which explanation best connects all six target causes in one coherent account?

AImperialism alone caused the war because every other factor happened after 1918.

BMilitarism shaped readiness, alliances widened commitments, imperialism and nationalism fueled rivalry, Balkan tensions localized conflict, and assassination triggered escalation.

CNationalism ended military planning, alliances, and Balkan tensions before the crisis.

DAssassination explains the war by replacing all long-term causes.

Solution & Explanation:This account assigns each factor a role and links long-term pressures to the immediate trigger.

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