Part 2: Causes of World War I Match the following causes of World War I to their definitions: - Militarism Alliances - Imperialism \( \begin{array}{r}\text { A. The buildup of armed forces and glorification of military strength. B. } \\ \begin{array}{l}\text { - Countries forming agreements to protect each other. C. } \\ \text { Competition for colonies and global dominance. }\end{array}\end{array} \) - Strong pride in one's nation or ethnic group. D.

1. Identify the definitions: - **A:** \( \text{The buildup of armed forces and glorification of military strength.} \) - **B:** \( \text{Countries forming agreements to protect each other.} \) - **C:** \( \text{Competition for colonies and global dominance.} \) - **D:** \( \text{Strong pride in one's nation or ethnic group.} \) 2. Match the causes with their corresponding definitions: - **Militarism** corresponds to **A**. - **Alliances** corresponds to **B**. - **Imperialism** corresponds to **C**. - (The remaining cause, **Nationalism**, corresponds to **D**.) Thus, the matches are: - Militarism: A - Alliances: B - Imperialism: C - Nationalism: D