Test students' ability to analyze how nationalism, militarism, alliance systems, and imperialism contributed to the outbreak of World War I; require clear explanations of each factor, specific historical examples (e.g., Balkan nationalism and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the naval arms race, the Triple Alliance/Entente, and colonial rivalries), and an evaluation of how these forces interacted during the July Crisis to escalate a regional incident into a global conflict, including assessment of relative importance and cause-and-effect relationships.