Term
Definition
Significance
1.
Kaiser William II
He was the emperor of Germany. He became emperor after his father died in March 1880, dismissing Bismarck from being chancellor of Germany.
Kaiser William II is significant because he played a big role in the causes of WW1. He was very into making Germany powerful and to have Germany in “its rightful place in the sun”. Because of his very pro-Germany actions, it caused the other European powers to worry that Germany will be too powerful in Europe. That’s what made them make alliances to be prepared for war.
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Tsar Nicolas
He became the Tsar of Russia because of his father’s death in 1894. He was a very weak Tsar; most people didn’t like him because he didn’t really know how to run the country. …show more content…
The reason why Russia had problems is because he had very little experience with government. Since he was a very weak Tsar he took, really, any advice; weather it’d be bad or good. Which brings up a man named Grigori Rasputin. He was a man who helped the Tsar’s son, Alexei, get better from a disease called hemophilia. The Tsarina, Alexandra, thought he was a miracle and welcomed him to the royal family. That’s when he started giving bad advice to Tsar Nicolas.
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Militarism
Militarism is the belief that a country should have a strong military and to be prepared to use it whenever the country needs protection.
Militarism is significant because this is part of the main causes of WW1. All the powers wanted to have a good military to be prepared for war. Because of being prepared all the time, WW1 was quick to happen; because of just one event.