Many countries were involved in World War one, it is questionable as to if Germany was solely responsible for the outbreak of the war- there are some points arguing that Germany was to blame for the First World War, but only to a certain extent. I believe that through these points, it shows that Germany was not solely to blame, but it did contribute greatly to the sequence of events that led to the war. The 3 main reasons as to why World War 1 began were through the formation of alliances, nationalism, and militarism.
Germany was a major contributor to the Arms Race, which caused harsh tensions between many European countries. The Arms race was a naval rivalry between the British and German navies. Britain has been known for always having
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The nations felt excluded and this caused stress and nerves for them because of how secretive and exclusive they were. The Dual Alliance in 1879 included Germany and Austria-Hungary, which was later, followed by the Blank Cheque in 1914 The Dual Alliance, was an alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary, which was created by treaty on 7 October 1879 as part of Bismarck's system of alliances to prevent war. In it, Germany and Austria-Hungary pledged to help one another in case of an attack by Russia. The German nationalist’s who believed that because the people of Austria-Hungary spoke German they should become part with Germany encouraged this alliance. The ‘Blank Cheque’ was added in to the Dual Alliance, as it pledged Germany’s full and support to Austria-Hungary after the assassination of on of their own, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The assassination was done by the Serbian terrorist group ‘The Black Hand’ and it happened in Sarajevo, Bosnia in the year . Austria-Hungary had had a long standing rivalry with Serbia, and the assassination just created more chaos and extra tension for the two nations and those surrounding the other