How Did Imperialism Cause Ww1

It was that over a 4 year period took the lives of more than 20 million people, soldiers and civilians alike. This was began as a result of the assassination of Archeduke Franz-Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria- Hungary throne. This however was just the “Spark” because the long term causes of World War I included militarism, alliances, and imperialism. Of these it was alliances that was most responsible for World War I. Imperialism was an underlying cause of World War I. Imperialism is the state of a stronger country seeking an attack on a smaller country for wealth or control. In Doc E, a German propaganda cartoon shows that Great Britain was the “head of the octopus,” meaning that Britain was the strongest and most powerful during this current time period. Therefore Imperialism played a role in World War I because nearly every country feared Great Britain, but it is still not the underlying cause of World War I. In the following document, Doc F, a chart is shown to emphasize on the size of the colonial empires in 1914. It proves that Great Britain is the largest empire and therefore feared by all the other countries. As a result, Imperialism made an impact but was not the underlying cause of World War I.

Militarism is the belief a society has to maintain the strength of their military as explained in Docs C and D. In Doc C, a chart, shows the expenses each country uses to build up their military and advance their weapons. The chart clearly shows that Germany spent the most amount of money to build a dominant military to defeat. Therefore militarism has clearly formulated a role in World War I. In Doc D, a speech, expresses the thoughts of Bernhard von Bulow, a German Chancellor, and his idea behind building a more powerful military. As a result, Doc D clearly explains the thoughts but was not the main cause of World War