Questions: Use the drop-down menus to complete this paragraph on the causes of World War I. There were many causes for the conflict that would be known as World War I. The industrial revolution had allowed European militaries to modernize rapidly, creating new technologies such as submarines, airplanes, and automatic weapons. Countries entered into many secret and entangling alliances, pledging to support one another should they be attacked by a rival. This rivalry also extended to nations' desire to become world powers by competing with each other for control of resources in areas of Africa and Asia. And nationalism - the extreme pride in one's country - emboldened citizens of countries to think their nation was invincible and.

Transcript text: Use the drop-down menus to complete this paragraph on the causes of World War I. There were many causes for the conflict that would be known as World War I. The industrial revolution had allowed European militaries to modernize rapidly, creating new technologies such as submarines, airplanes, and automatic weapons. Countries entered into many secret and entangling alliances, pledging to support one another should they be attacked by a rival. This rivalry also extended to nations' desire to become world powers by competing with each other for control of resources in areas of Africa and Asia. And nationalism - the extreme pride in one's country - emboldened citizens of countries to think their nation was invincible and.