1. what are 3 reasons the u. s. got involved in ww1? 2. what are the m. a.i. n. causes of ww1? 3. what was the spark of ww1?

1.

- Loans to belligerents
• $1.5 billion to Allies, $8 million to Central powers

- Sinking of Lusitania
• shocked public

- Violation of Sussex Pledge

2. Militarism; the belief in building up a strong armed forces to prepare your country for war.

Alliance System; countries agreed to support one another in case of an attack. 2 alliances would emerge: Triple Entente (good) and Triple Alliance (bad).

Imperialism; Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Russia all scrambles for colonies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Each nation wanted new trade markets and the raw materials of these new regions.

Nationalism; pride or devotion to one's country. Nationalism encouraged unity, and also would put nation against nation.

3. The explosive that was WW1 had been long in the stockpiling; the spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.