Question

Identify the reason each country wanted to go to war in the years before and during World War I. Tiles Serbia France Austria-Hungary Germany Pairs wanted to be an independent nation arrowBoth wanted to expand the nation’s territory in Europe arrowBoth wanted to seek revenge against those who had assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrowBoth wanted to regain territory that the country lost in a previous war arrowBoth

Answer 1

A Serbian nationalist from the Black Hand group assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife, Sophie. In response, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This event marked the start of World War I.

SERBIA: wanted to seek revenge against those who had assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand

In 1871, Germany defeated France in the Franco-Prussian War and annexed the French regions of Alsace and Lorraine. In the early 1900s, France still wanted to regain these territories.

FRANCE; France still wanted to regain these territories.

1882 The leaders of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy signed an agreement promising to help one another if war broke out. Germany and Austria-Hungary shared borders and a common language, and both wanted to expand.

GERMANY: wanted to expand the nation’s territory in Europe

In the years before World War I, Germany sharply increased its military spending. It wanted to match Britain's naval power and gain dominance in Europe. German militarism and its rivalry with Britain and France was a major cause of the war.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: wanted to be an independent nation

Answer 2

Both wanted to expand the nation’s territory in Europe; these countries were Germany and Austria-Hungary

Both wanted to seek revenge against those who had assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand; these countries are Germany and Austria-Hungary


Both wanted to regain territory that the country lost in a previous war ; France which had lost Alsace and Lorraine, and Austria-Hungary that had lost parts of Serbian territory.

wanted to be an independent nation; this country is Serbia