World War 1 There were many causes that led to the beginning of the Great War, but a few of the more clear ones were imperialism, nationalism and militarism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It made the battle extend through the majority Europe, along with other outlying countries. Of course the war was completely avoidable, but vengeance and pride were more important. Some places took caution before the war broke out, and made sure their defensive lines were prepared for the fight. Even if there was an achievement to be made from it, the battle was a long period of unreasonable bloodshed to nearly 17 million people. At the time, the world was very power hungry, and imperialism was a big issue that contributed to the start …show more content…
The way for them to make it known to the world was by showing militarism and nationalism. Though these are two separate causes, they go hand in hand in a way because they both were used together to prove that there were many great aspects to a country. With pride and love for the country, there was pride and love for the military as well. People showed nationalism by saying they loved their country and were devoted to it. Alliances also helped show great things about countries because some were used for help and defense. This leads to the militarism topic. If a country had a good enough military to make allies for safety, then they must be fairly good at defense. Countries wanted to display the greatness and capability of their armies, but the only way to do that was through competition. Britain was known for having a very strong navy, so Germany attempted to build upon theirs rather swiftly to become better than Britain. When Britain attempted to do the same, Germany was progressing at a much faster rate. Britain took notice to this and rushed to form alliances with Russia and France. This was militarism during WW1. What played the biggest role in starting WW1 was a successful assassination on a man by the name of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He was murdered in Sarajevo, Bosnia (in Austria-Hungary). Seeing as how he was an heir to the throne, his people seeked vengeance, and declared war on Serbia. Thanks to alliances, Serbia was set with help from Russia, and Germany rushed in to help Austria-Hungary. With other alliances between these four countries, soon the serbian side would outnumber the opposing side. This battle marked the beginning of World War