Nationalism and the system of alliances (499-500) many people thought there would be peace in europe during the first half of the nineteenth century, but they were wrong. rivalries over ________ and ________ grew during an age of frenzied nationalism and imperialistic expansion. europe's power was divided into two loose ___________ in the late nineteenth century. they were the triple __________ made up of germany, ________, and _______________ and the triple __________ made up of ____________, ____________________, and _____________. the triple alliance would later become known as the __________ powers while the triple entente would become known as the _____________ powers. the most serious crises which tested these alliances was the ___________ crises between 1908 and 1913 when __________-__________ and __________ rivaled each other over influence. there were those, however, who did not want to be controlled by anyone and wanted their independence. _____________ among these groups intensified and sometimes grew violent. militarism (500) the tensions in europe were heightened by the growth of mass ________. the large size of these armies was made possible by _____________, a military draft, which had been established as a regular practice in most western countries before 1914. this aggressive preparation for war was known as ___________. the outbreak of war (501-502) the most immediate cause of world war i was the _______________ of archduke francis ferdinand and his wife sophia in the city of ____________. members of the ______________, a serbian terrorist organization, conspired to kill the heir to the austrian throne because they wanted ________ to be free of austria-hungary and to become part of a large ___________ kingdom. the austro-hungarian government sought the help of their ___________ allies. strengthened by german support, austria-hungary declared war on ___________. the _________ government, determined to aid serbia, begins to mobilize its troops. _____________ is the process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war. germany reacted by declaring war on ______________. illusions and stalemate (503-506) most people in europe believed the war would be over in a matter of weeks. governments had begun to use ___________ to spread their ideas about the war and influence public opinion. this began to stir up hatred against other countries before the war and create a sense of _____________, or pride in one's country. even though most people were hopeful the war would end quickly, it quickly turned into a __________, as neither the germans nor the french could dislodge each other from the trenches they had dug for shelter. the western front had become bogged down in ________________ that kept both sides in virtually the same positions for four years. one of the most lengthy and costly battles of world war i was the battle of verdun where ______________ men lost their lives over a few miles of land. the treaty of versailles (524) after five long years, the war was finally over. there were five peace settlements made with the defeated nations, but the ________________ was the most important. the germans considered it a ________________. the _________________ declared that germany was responsible for starting the war and ordered germany to pay __________________ for all the damage done as a result of the war. the _____________ and ___________ provisions of the versailles treaty also angered the germans. they had to reduce their ____________ and cut back its __________ and eliminate its _______________. sections of east germany were also awarded to the new _______________ state. another empire was broken up by the peace settlement. the _______________ empire's lands were recognized as independent states which would be governed by another member of the league of nations. these acquisitions were officially called ____________. the war's legacy (526) world war i brought about the death of almost _____________ people as well as incredible destruction. world war i was a ____________-one that involved a complete mobilization of resources and people. as a result, the power of governments over the lives of their citizens ____________. world war i made the practice of ____________- central authority a way of life.